TAI CHI enthusiasts will get the chance to meet one of China's foremost authorities on the martial art.

Master Liu Yong will be staying with Radcliffe Tai Chi teacher Sue Johnson.

He will meet some of her pupils and find out why the gentle Chinese exercise system is becoming so popular in the west.

Sue teaches classes in Tottington, Bury and Whitefield, and has been studying Tai Chi for 15 years. She visits China annually to train with Master Liu, and has even taken some of her students to the country for sightseeing and training sessions.

Sue said: "It is a great privilege to have such a famous master visit us here in Bury and a real opportunity for all Tai Chi enthusiasts to see it performed at its highest level and see outstanding skill."

His visit will take place from May 11 to May 24. For more information on about Sue's classes telephone 724 7063.