Warm morning with a cool breeze off the lake. Very slow practice this morning, aiming for long form to take more than 50 minutes with continuous circular movement. Last day of push hands training with much review and still more new information. A very happy day for all of us. Teacher Liu is pleased with our work ethic and tells us we have improved very much in our 7 days of training.

The afternoon was extensive practice and discussion with Mr Lang Jinchang. Several times on previous visits to Hangzhou I have met and practiced with Uncle Lang Jingchang. Today we learned that he is a Tai Chi brother to Master Li, having spent many years learning from Meng Xianming. Mr Lang has been following Mr Liu for 2 years now and it is through him that Master Li knows Mr Liu. We are very grateful to him for providing the connection which has given us such a source of information. Our session included much discussion of concepts and stories of the history of Tai Chi. The assistance of Kevin Hu with translation for the duration of our training has enabled us to form very personal relationships with Teacher Liu and Uncle Lang. We all look forward to meeting again in the future to continue our exchange of Tai Chi culture.