Volunteer trip(Summer camps) in Dali in China

Dali, China Volunteer Vacations

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April -Oct	US $880	US $989

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Dali, China Volunteer Vacations

Activity/Tour

AGE: FOR 16-26 years old high school & Collage student &Adult
Program brief propels: Dali is a wonderful place for Volunteer ,Adventure, there are plenty of Ethnic minority, during trekking around different mountain, experience different Ethnic Minority culture, such as Bai,Yi Ethnic tribes handcraft ,study Kungfu &taiji, deeper understand Chinese spirit, culture communication, improve student’s health and Execution ability also enhance environment and Ethnic culture protection awareness
Introduction of Dali:
In Ancient time. Dali is a woman’s kingdom
The legend story about Avastilosvara became a local woman to rescue village people from a war in Ming dynasty. One day lots of robber and enemy come to the village try to start a war, a old lady carry a huge stone ,and the robber ask her why you carry so much, she answered: in the village, every young guy carries three times as mine, the robber scared about it, then run away.
Actually, in local village, you will see woman do lots of hard work in farmland; carry a lot of heavy things, you have to respect and admire woman there
Jizushan Mountain is the 5th most famous Buddist Mountain in China, is the buddha Gaye who gain enlightenment from, it is said this mountain was the place where Mahakasyapa, a senior disciple of Sakyamni, practiced Buddism.The Mountain is named for its chicken-foot-mountains ranges.
Shaxi in the historic Market Square of the old village of Sideng, a once vibrant staging post along the Tea and Horse Caravan Trail, which primarily channeled trade in tea, horses and other valuables between diverse ethnic groups residing along the eastern Himalayan riff beginning in the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907).

Typical Day

We have been taking students to the Bai minority village of Shaxi, located in Jianchuan County for rural home stays since 2001 for the School for International Training. In the process we encountered the Shaxi Rehabilitation Project, conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, who have been working since then to restore in a traditional way the decaying but beautiful Bai houses around the historic square of what was once a center of trade on the ancient tea and horse caravan route linking Southeast Asia Tibet and on to India. Shaxi lies just below the forest covered hills of Shibaoshan, famous for its Indian influenced rock hewn sculptures and its Buddhist temples that date from the time of the Nanzhao and Dali kingdoms (649-1053). After completing much of their work the Swiss are now leaving and Shaxi is becoming a new, if off-the-beaten track tourist destination, now a World Monuments site.
Shibao Mountain located in the northwest of Dali, contains Buddhist rock carvings and temples of over 1300 years old with, amongst others, images of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, and lady's produced organ. Local people often worship for pray for giving birth no pain delivery. They are art treasures of the Nanzhan Kingdom and the Dali Kingdom.
And we will visit the Center for Cultural Learning and Development in a courtyard structure we are renovating in the traditional style and conduct training sessions for local guides and interested residents in how Shaxi’s tourism may be managed in a sustainable way that will best benefit the local people. This building will serve as a testimony to Bai culture and, replete with a library, serve as a resource center for scholars of the Bai, the ancient Nanzhao Kingdom and We hope by increasing awareness of the local residents to avoid the type of mass tourism found in nearby Dali and Lijiang whose primary beneficiaries are outside entrepreneurs. We are also outlining a three day hiking trail connecting Shaxi with a smaller Bai mountain village, Mapingguan, and the temples of Shibaoshan
Summer camps in Dali
Schedule
One week trekking around Dali, experience Bai ethnic culture, handcraft.
And studying Taiji & Kungfu & Chinese lessons,and try Rock climb near Erhai lake .
One week English Volunteer teaching, visit local Bai Ethnic family, deep experience Bai Ethnic village culture, home stay, research subject.
Details of Schedule

First week: Trekking week

Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Monday
Dali Cangshan mountain trek
Tuesday
Taiji kongfu lesson
Wednesday
Taiji kongfu lesson
Thursday
Taiji kongfu lesson
Friday
Shuanglang village visit
Saturday
Rock climbing near Erhai lake side
Sunday
Shaxi mountain and village visit
Second week: volunteer English teaching in Shaxi local elementary school week
Monday
Shibao mountain
Free time or watch movie
Tuesday
Visit local Bai family
Free time
Wednesday
English teaching
Free time
Thursday
English teaching
Free time
Friday
English teaching
Free time
Saturday
English teaching
Free time
Sunday
Sum up, and visit Lijiang old town , Farewell day
Free time

Sleeping and meals

package includes:
Airport pick up and drop off
Medical and travel insurance
Accommodation:Guesthouse:girls dorm, Boys dorm &,home stay
Transportation:private car or local vehicles support
Meals (B.L.D.)=breakfast,lunch,dinner
English speaking tour guide
Chinese qualified teacher
Taiji & kungfu qualified master

Other Information

Programs High light:
Experience Adventure & Local ethnic minority village
Concentrative Chinese language environment
Small group class with the maximum of 12 students
Diverse Ethnic Minority culture, activities, handicraft studies
Environment protection subject studies and research.
Carefully selected camp directors, coordinators and monitors based on their experience, expertise and, above all, dedication to the students.

Cultural Activities and Excursions:
We provide diverse cultural activities and cultural appreciation for students in the afternoon from Monday to Friday, to introduce more about China. Activities include handicrafts, Kungfu, acrobatics appreciation, museum and historic site visit, etc…
TAIJ&KUNGFU master’s introduction:
Taiji, Eight Trigrams,Kungfu, Xingyi studying
Mr. Ma Kaiyi:Member of Yunnan provincial association of Martial Arts Dali Diancang kungfu School
with over 50years Teaching experience of Taiji,Eight Trigrams,Xingyi, Kungfu,18 Ancient weapons, including swords,spears,and sticks,ets, and related practice

Dali, China Volunteer Vacations

Dali, China Volunteer Vacations

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About Jolie Adventure:
Jolie Adventure is a very young and professional tour company founded by Jolie and her friends since 2009. We propose to share with people, love and wisdom through our hard work. Our dream，is one of idealism, and more perfect, more romantic, and more simplified Adventures and culture communication

Founder and Manager
Jolie is full of passion for Outdoor sports and mountain yoga; she graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism from Ningbo University in Zhejiang Province in 2005
She has been a tour leader many years in outdoor sports clubs in China, and has extensively travelled around Western China and Southeast Asia as a backpacker herself for around 2 years, She has lived in Yunnan for over 3 years, also working with a Spanish trekking guide in Yunnan for over one year, she loves Ethnic Minority culture and Buddhism, Dancing, Singing and Yoga.
She loves to help people when she can, she believes that: The most important things in this world are: love, wisdom and hardwork.
Let her bring you into an amazing and marvelous world to be discovered.