JessinChina

Hi erdweir, sorry Mt. Hua is in Shannxi, near Xi'an, way west and north of me, very holy mountain--one of the five sacred mountains of China. I don't know much about the Taoist there. Huangshan, Yellow Mountain, is in Anhui, closer to me. There are Taoists on both mountains of course. I know a little of the Taoists on Huangshan from some reading I've done of DV's and others who visited there last year for a training and shared the experience with me. But I have no direct experience. Please let me know when you come to visit, Hangzhou is a lovely city and pretty convenient to a lot of other things in China. JessinChina

Thanks erdweir, I will be in China for as many years as the Tao will keep me; for now I'm based in Hangzhou. Please feel free to keep in touch. I'm not that far from Anhui province and Huangshan where there are many masters you probably know more about than I do. Of course your travels may take you elsewhere, but at least you are sure you know someone in southeastern China. I look forward to your posts and I will of course post from Wudang and the conference on the 18th--if I get there in one piece, with my full mind and my computer! JessinChina

Thanks for all the replies to my missive. TabulaRasa/Carol, Thanks for the warm welcome. I will gladly post the articles here on the forum. Thank you for inviting me to do so. Stig, thanks for pointing me back to this forum. I like my tea with friends -- like you. Erdweir and h.uriahr, thank you for your kind replies. I am sure you meant to protect me from the evil villains in the world. I am well aware of the controversy surrounding DV. I will check it out for myself, as any good writer and serious practitioner would do, and let you know what I discover. Vortex, thank you for pointing Kathy Li out to me. I had not heard of her. I was not looking at Master Wang for studies in womens' arts. I was unaware that he was teaching them. I am more interested in Kundao at the moment, because that's where my research and contacts have led me so far. But I will look into what Kathy Li is teaching with great interest. I am grateful for the information. All: I'm not sure how to reply to each message individually--haven't worked out your system on this forum yet. Hope this will do for now. I look forward to further discussions with all of you. JessinChina