Where to learn Tai Chi in Hong Kong?
If you’ll be living in Hong Kong for several months or longer, why not learn Tai Chi? As a memento of Hong Kong, it’s much easier to take home than Chinese furniture, and it’s good for your health too! There are a variety of courses on offer. You can choose from further education centres (e.g. YMCA), fitness centres (e.g. California Fitness), or even the free sessions run by the HK Tourist Board. But if you’d like to make some local friends at the same time, and can be a bit flexible with your schedule, there’s another option. Visit your local park. Visit a park near your home between say 6 and 9 in the morning, and you’re likely to find several groups of people doing their morning exercise. There’s usually a variety of things going on – some will be practicing the simplified exercises for health that are based on Tai Chi, others will be working through one of the Tai Chi forms, either empty-handed or using swords or fans. Dancing is popular too, with ballroom, modern Western, and trad
