Q & A about WTWA ( to be updated)
WHEN WRITING THE FIRST EMAIL
When writing the first email, you better contain the following information:
1) your full anme
2) gender: male or female
3) Date of Birth
4) Nationality
5)Passport Number
6) Your background or how you’ ve got the motivation as travel to Wudang, China
7) how long do you wish to stay at WTWA
PREPARATION
1 Firstly, know the Duration and Price:
In WTWA, we have various durations for your stay, from one week to however long you wish.
The weekly price --- 6,000 CNY / 700 Euros / 830 USD
Two-week price --- 10,000 CNY / 1,200 Euros / 1,400 USD
Three-week price --- 13,000 CNY / 1,600 Euros / 1,800 USD
Four-week price --- 16,000 CNY / 2,000 Euros / 2,200 USD
Half a year 80,000 CNY ( 10,000 Euros / 11,000 USD )
&
yearly price 150,000 CNY.
The above prices, all contains
1) study 2) food 3) accommodation at WTWA
4) pick-up 5) a set of training clothes ( so you must tell your centimeter height and kilogram weight before you start your travel to China so we can have the clothes made )
5) national park entry ticket fee 264CNY
6) if over one month, a certificate of completion
Bank information for your 1/2 tuition deposit and, if applicable, even the whole tuition
ACCOUNT NUMBER ~ 572986843971
Chinese name of the Payee:
十堰市武当山旅游经济特区 武当道家武术养生院
English Name of the Payee: Wudang Taoist Wellness Academy
PAYEE'S ADDRESS ～
No.7 of Group One, Zixiao Village,
Wudangshan Scenery Zone,
Danjiangkou City, Hubei Province
P. R. China
Name of the Bank:
Bank of China，Wudangshan Branch
Address of the Bank:
No1 Taihe Rd, Wudangshan Special Region,
Shiyan City,
Hubei Province, P. R. China
SWIFT CODE ~ BKCHCNBJ600
CNAPS CODE (if needed) ~104539109004
2 How to get an invitation letter from us for visa application?
Firstly, tell us the following information :
1) your full name; 2) your gender; 3) your DOB;
4) your nationality; 5) your passport number
and 6) your expected duration in our school.
Secondly, transfer half of the fee of your duration to get the invitation letter ( the remaining you can clear up
when you are arrived at the school ).
Then you will get the invitation letter and admission notice.
3 With the invitation letter, apply your X2 visa.
WTWA is a legal institution that can enroll international students. Go to your nearby embassy of China to apply your visa. Some embassies are easy, just requesting you to show the invitation letter and admission notice; some are more strict, requesting you also to show license of the school and ID of the one who signed the invitation letter.
Important: today, for many countries, travel to China would be visa free, at least within one month. Please check whether your country is actually among visa - free list.
4 What should I prepare before I start my study trip to Wudang, China?
Firstly, you are suggested to bring your big towel and necessary toiletries for having shower.
Secondly, you better bring with you power-charge adaptor. Lastly, bring you a Taoist-related book in English to read during your Wudang stay and to, on your departure, dedicate to WTWA’s mini library.
TRANSPORTATION - PLAN YOUR TRAVEL TO WTWA
1 How to travel to Wudang, China ?
You can book your E-tickets from Ctrip.com or another channel.
1) Fly to normally Beijing or Shanghai or, with certain circumstances, other gate-way cities. 2) Fly from one of the above cities to Shiyan Wudangshan Airport (WDS) or take a train to the Wudangshan West Station, a high-speed train station.
2 How to get WTWA from the airport or train station ?
We arrange pick-up with professional drivers. Note: the taxi or car can reach the Wudangshan Town or the Wudangshan Mountain Gate but can’t reach WTWA which is situated in the mountains. You will transfer a scenery zone bus to reach the school.
1) PICK – UP : Having been told your arrival time, we arrange pick up from the Wudangshan Airport or the Wudangshan West Train Station. The driver would hold a piece of paper with your name on it at the exit. There is just one exit since the airport or the train station is not huge. The driver and you can find each other easily.
2) WHAT IF MY ARRIVAL TIME IS RATHER LATE FOR ENTERING THE MOUNTAIN?
The last bus going into the mountains is 5:00pm. If your arrival time by plane or train arrives rather late, you will be arranged to stay downtown for one night. You will have chance to know the local people and see around the town. There is a scenic spot downtown named Yuxu Palace. Plus, the Wudang Museum is worthwhile a visit.
3) THE LAST SECTION OF YOUR WHOLE TRIP TO THE DESTINATION ……
Having slept overnight downtown, you will be sent to the Wudang Mountain Gate/Tourist Service Centre ( you are not merely a tourist ), where everyone buys entry ticket to take a bus into the mountain. The driver who is a kind of working staff outside the mountain will help you do all these and send you on to the bus and also tell us the bus number.
The one who is arranged to wait for you at the roadside is to meet you and help you get off the bus and along the 3-minute stone stairs to reach finally the school, your destination, several buildings amidst the tea fields!
LOCATION
The Wudang Taoist Wellness Academy (WTWA) is located up the Wudang mountains in the northwest of central China’s Hubei Province. Both airplane from Beijing in the north and Shanghai in the east and high speed train from many cities can bring you to the destination.
WEATHER
Wudang Mountains are situated in the Middle China, the weather is generally speaking agreeable. The highest temperature is 35 celsius degree in Summer and lowest is -2 degree. There are different beauty for the 4 seasons. While November to February is regarded the worst period, many are fonder of the snowy mountainous scenery with colored Taoist buildings dotted here and there.
In WTWA, we have facilities for keeping cool in Summer and warm in Winter.
ACCOMMODATION
Do you have accommodations or do we need to stay at a hotel?
In case we stay at your place, do we share household?
FOOD
We have a cook who offers three meals a day. The cook usually has 4 days off monthly and then either other working staff or even YOU
show your cooking art for the WTWA family members :)
Food therapy is also our consideration. We follow the rule: 80% vegetables and 20 % meat. In other word, students can expect to eat both vegetables and meat. For vegitarians, no problem to have suitable food. IF anyone might be allergic to certain food, no worry —- our food type is very variety and we can satisfy you by supplying you the right food.
TIMETABLE
The practice is all day long?
Do we have activities outside or do we stay all the time there?
CONTENT
TEACHING STAFFS
CAPACITY
How many people do you have during the stage (approximate)?
DURATION
Is it possible to stay for only two or three weeks (depending on the weather..)
And last but not least, let me know the prices!