Looking for a shaolin kung fu summer camp in china, please help?

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I'm looking for a place that accepts people for the summer to teach kung fu, chinese tradition, and just shaolin peaceful life style. I want the place to be real monks and not westernized, but just like in the movies (this is not the reason i want to go there, im just describing how it is) where they are in the mountains etc.
 
These societies are very closed off and you can't like call them or write you would have to make a pilgrimage. You might want to go to Thailand or Brazil.
 
I studied Kung fu in Hong Kong which is more open to Gwei lo's ( westerners, although it actually means Ghost person)
in China you can go to Hunan in the west, where the Shaolin temple is. unfortunately these only teach Wushu, which isn't traditional Kung Fu. it's a stylised version of an amalgamation of different styles,developed in the 70's and more suited for display purposes than fighting application. although if you want to learn about chi cultivation, it's the place to go.
In Guangdong province (canton) you can try the Wah Sau toi temple on Loufoushan mountain, many traditional styles came from here and are still practiced today. it's most definately not wushu.
both places have real monks, and you would learn about chi, meditation, and taoism/buddhism

you won't learn much in a summer to be honest, and don't expect to learn any weapons or "kung" ( iron fist, iron palm, iron leg, shirt etc etc.) if you want to learn real kung fu, try a little town in Guangzhou called Lam Tong...you would learn Lung ying( dragon style-which I studied), Bak Mei ( white eyebrow-as used by Pai Mei in kill bill) these are 2 of the most devastating southern kung fu styles ever conceived and are rooted in tradition. email me if you want more info
 
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