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Wing Chun Academy
Lijiang Location
The Academy is located in China and Thailand. In China, it is located
in the romantic town of Lijiang, in the Yunnan Province (southwest
China). In Thailand, it is located in the exciting city of Bangkok. One will be opening soon in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
Below are the locations of the Academy branches:
China (Lijiang)
Prime Location: China, Yunnan Province, Lijiang Town, Dayan
County, No. 70 Beimenpo Road.
Lijiang Cultural and Martial Arts Academy.
Lijiang was designated a "Heritage Town" in 1997, by UNESCO because of
its preservation of ancient architecture and culture. Read more
about Lijiang and Yunnan Province at http://wcats.com/Misc/AboutYunnan.php.
View of Academy from Higher
Ground
The Academy is situated on a hill, just north of the Ancient Town. It
has a 360 degree view of of Lijiang town. It is surrounded by forestry
and a small neighborhood. It is serene and tranquil. A perfect setting
for meditation and martial arts training.
View of Academy from Rear
Gateway
to Academy
The Academy has a 200-square-meter courtyard for outdoor training as
shown in the pictures below.
Northeast View of the Academy
Southeast View of the Academy
Southwest View of the Academy
Paintings on West Wall
The Academy's Eastwing has a 100-square-meter hall for indoor training,
as shown in the picture below.
View of Eastwing Doors
Below are pictures of the Eastwing Hall.
South View of Academy's Eastwing Hall
Here's a southeast view of the Eastwing Hall.
Southeast View of Academy's Eastwing Hall
Here's a view of the Eastwing Dining Room.
Eastwing Dining Room
Eastwing 12-Seat Dining Table
Here are pictures of Eastwing's second floor.
2nd Floor of Eastwing Hallway
2nd Floor Southend Suite of Eastwing
2nd Floor Eastwing, Southend Furniture
2nd Floor Eastwing Recreation
Room
Eastwing Recreation
Room Viewed from Opposite End
2nd Floor Eastwing, Northend Bedroom
Bathroom on 2nd Floor of Eastwing Hall
Here are a couple of pictures of the Academy's (unfurnished yet)
gazebos.
Southern Gazebo on the Third Floor of
Eastwing
Northern Gazebo on the Third Floor of
Eastwing
There is also a 300 square meter unfinished training area at the rear of the
buildings. Here are some pictures of the rear training area.
Northeast View of the Rear Training
Area
Southeast View of the Rear Training
Area
Additional Training Area Under
Construction
Here's a night view of the Academy.
Front View of the Academy
Northwest View of the Academy
Rear View of the Academy
Here's a QuickTime Virtual Tour Panorama view of the Northgate
Hill House (7.8 MB)
Note that you will need QuickTime software to view the virtual tour.
It is available free at http://www.apple.com/
quicktime/download/. Click the Free Download Link, not the
QuickTime Pro which cost $29.99.
A QuickTime Virtual Tour puts you in the center of a sphere, whereby,
you can view any part of the inner sphere by rotating your body or head
in any direction. In this case, you will be standing in the middle of
the Northgate Hill courtyard. You can view any part of the house by
rotating your body and head.
To open the file, click the above link or the picture below. It will
take 1 to 2 minutes for the image to appear. When it does, click
anywhere on the picture (preferrably the center), and drag your mouse a
tad to the left or right, and continue pressing the mouse clicker. This
will begin rotating the picture in the direction of the drag; the cursor
will convert to a small arrow. The farther left or right you drag your
mouse, the faster the picture will rotate. Make sure that the arrow is
pointing horizontally in one direction instead of diagonally. You do
this by adjust the mouse. You can rotate the picture vertically by
dragging the mouse a tad up or down, and continue pressing the mouse
clicker. You can also zoom in the picture by pressing the SHIFT key on
your keyboard, and zoom out by pressing the CTRL (Control) key.
Northgate Hill House
Virtual Tour
Video
Here's a movie clip of classes conducted at the premises.
 Lijiang-School
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