GUILIN · YANGSHUO · GUANGXI
Most travellers come to Yangshuo for the Li River and its karst peaks. Two tai chi schools in the villages outside town let you stay for a night, a few days or several weeks and practise every morning.
The Li River near Yangshuo Photo credits
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Two tai chi schools near Yangshuo take residential students. Long Tou Shan in Pingling village teaches in English: a week with room, training and meals costs CNY 3,300 in a private room or CNY 2,000 in a shared room. Master Kim Wu’s school in Jima village sells stays from CNY 900 a night. Trains from Guilin North reach Yangshuo in 22–25 minutes.
Ask us about a stay near Guilin and Yangshuo| Place | Type | Getting there from Guilin and Yangshuo | Price | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yangshuo Traditional Tai Chi School — Master Kim Wu | Tai chi and qigong school with guest rooms | Jima village, just beyond Yangshuo town on the road towards the Yulong valley. The school helps arrange taxis and transfers from Guilin airport or the station but publishes no times or fares. | Stays with practice, meals and room for one student: CNY 900 for one night, CNY 2,150 for three days and two nights, CNY 3,300 for five days and four nights. Weekly study costs CNY 3,700 in tuition; rooms from CNY 280 a night and meals at CNY 100 a day are extra. | Basic: the school’s own guide says Master Kim speaks half Chinese, half English, and an English-speaking contact answers enquiries. Confirm before booking. |
| Place | Type | Getting there from Guilin and Yangshuo | Price | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Tou Shan Tai Chi School | Residential tai chi school | Pingling village, about 25 minutes by car from Yangshuo town, with free pickup from town. The school arranges taxis from Guilin airport (CNY 350, about 1 h 10–20 min) and from Guilin North or Guilin West station (CNY 350, about 1 h 20–30 min). | Per week with room, training and all meals: CNY 3,300 in a private room, CNY 5,000 for two people in a two-bed room, CNY 7,000 for a family room, or CNY 2,000 per person in a shared room. Partial weeks are charged pro rata. | Yes: all instruction is in English. Training runs about 3.5 hours each morning, six days a week. |
Guilin’s large city park, with Seven Star Cave and the Buddhist Qixia Temple inside. In a March 2026 notice the scenic area gave its opening hours as 7:00 to 21:00, and those of Seven Star Cave as 8:30 to 17:00. We found no official ticket price, or hours for Qixia Temple itself; check on the day.
Yangshuo station is outside town, near Xingping; Long Tou Shan puts the ride into town at 40–50 minutes. On 12306 for 3 November 2026, 12 trains ran from Guilin North (22–25 minutes, CNY 26 second class), 7 from Guilin West (20–24 minutes) and 5 from Guilin station (35–50 minutes). For longer retreats elsewhere in China, compare our guides:
We have not visited these places. Travel times are the timetable figures for the date shown; confirm dates, prices and admission with each host.