Starting with his first Tai Chi Studio in Edmonton, Chen's disciples are actively training according to the principles of the Practical Method across Canada. Chen has traveled extensively in the United States teaching in location such as New York  Arizona, Iowa and New Hampshire. Chen's ideas has spread to Europe. He has given seminars and workshops in Austria, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy  and Prague, Czechoslovakia. Chen now has disciples in Australia, Brazil, China, India, Canada, Puerto Rico, Germany, United States, Hong Kong  and Singapore. In 2006, Chen opened a large professional school at a mountain vacation resort on Daqingshan (大青山; in Shandong, China). Taiji students within China and from around the world can train with Chen and other disciples of Hong full-time on all aspects of the Practical Method. Zhonghua’s school is located about a 6-hour car drive from Chen Village. The latter village is the historical origin of Chen Style Taijiquan and the birthplace of Chen Fake. In 2013, Chen hosted the first International Taiji Quan Festival on Da Qing Shan. The festival included several thousand visitors and competitors, including participation from Chen Village. By 2017, at the Fifth International Taiji Quan Festival on Da Qing Shan (大青山第五届国际太极拳大赛), more than 32 countries and regions, 130 teams, 1172 participants with more than 70 international contestants attended this event. Making this one of the larger International Tai chi tournaments.