THE EXPERIENCE

A place to practise.

A university organiser documents a five-day, four-night stay at Tongbai Palace with early rising, Daoist morning practice and philosophy study. This is concrete evidence of hosted residential participation at Tiantai’s Daoist site. The cohort was selective and historical, so it should guide further enquiry rather than imply that individual travellers can currently book the same experience.

What you can practise

  • Daoist morning liturgy
  • Daoist philosophy
  • cultivation exercises
  • temple routine

Where you will stay

Food and lodging were provided for the cited historical programme; present terms are unverified.

Time & commitment

3–7 June 2015, four nights; historical organised cohort.

Joining from overseas

Overseas admission unconfirmed. Cited programme was a Peking University entrepreneurship-training cohort, with twenty-five places; it was not general public admission.

English not established. Confirm instruction, translation and orientation for your specific programme.

DETAILS TO CLARIFY

  • Confirms an old hosted cohort, not an open public residential policy.
  • Future group access and eligibility require the monastery’s confirmation.

Start a useful conversation.

Include your dates, nationality, language and previous experience when contacting the host.

  • Are you accepting overseas participants for my intended dates, and what is the full required length of stay?
  • Which sessions have English instruction or translation?
  • Where exactly will I sleep, and what are the room-sharing and meal arrangements?
  • What is the full daily schedule, total cost and cancellation policy?

THE EVIDENCE BEHIND THIS ENTRY

Read the original sources.

Reviewed 12 September 2026. The documented programme has already taken place. This record is retained for research and does not indicate a current intake.

We have not visited or inspected this programme. Our summaries distinguish provider claims, historical notices and independent accounts. Read our research method.