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Cangzhou Confucian Temple
Cangzhou Confucian Temple
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Xiaoshi Street, Yunhe District, Cangzhou 061000, China
Xiaoshi Street, Yunhe District, Cangzhou 061000, China
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Cangzhou Confucian Temple Videos
Cangzhou Sha Family Boxing
Sha Jiao Men / Sha Jia MenSha's Teachings School / Sha Family School / Sha's Legs School
This is a recent promo video for the Sha Family School which centers around 9th generation teacher Yang Zhigang who has recently opened school and has begun publicly teaching the system to both local and international students. Yang has been in the news a lot lately after the Sha Jiao Men style was recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of Hebei.
Yang Zhigang began under Lu Guitong. Later he was also sent to study under other senior masters of the time such as Qi Jingchun, Ma Chuntao, and Ma Fuzen
Yang's is the second major school to teach the system publicly to a large number of students.
The first was formed in the 1980's by Yang Zhongsheng (student of Ma Chuntao). At the time it was one of the largest in Cangzhou with a couple hundred students and did well in regional and national level traditional wushu competitions. In 1987 Yang Zhongsheng gained national media attention after attending a martial arts competition in Beijing and fighting off a gang of hoodlums he found assaulting a woman near his hotel.
The Sha Family style is an old style from Cangzhou's Dongguang county.
The various lines contain a vast amount of material including a large number of boxing sets, a large array of traditional weapons forms, a large range of two person forms, drills, and practices, martial neigong practices, medical neigong practices, medical treatment methods, neidan practices, and oral teachings on martial practice and strategy.
Despite the large array of traditional boxing and weapons forms the practice of forms the school puts major emphasis on paired drills leading into freeplay and sparring with both empty hands as well as the major weapons. San Shou, San Dao, San Gun, and San Dadao are listed as among the most important teachings of the school.
The oral mythology of this school traces it's founding back to the early Qing transition period and a local doctor named Sha Yunbi (some versions say he was a Buddhist monk with Yunbi being his monastic name and Sha being a reference to his being a monk). Sha was hiking in the hills on an herb collecting trip when he met a Daoist ascetic who had fallen severely ill and who was close to death. Sha used his medical skills to save the man's life and as thanks he stayed and taught Sha a complete system of martial skills including Neigong methods, empty hand fighting, weapons strategy, etc. as well as Nei Dan methods.
Sha, who lived either within Dongguang county or possibly somewhere close by within Cangzhou, passed this body of knowledge on to 7 disciples.
These 7 students participated in a local uprising against the Manchu. The military was quickly sent with orders to put down the uprising and hunt down a list of major figures. However one of the 7 with the family name of Li escaped by hiding as a monk in a small shrine in Qinzhuang village in Dongguang county.
There he continued to train his martial skills as well as studying various esoteric practices. Li taught a few people in the vicinity passing his complete art to Jin Zhaolin. Jin in turn passed on his skills to a man known locally as Zhuang Ba.
Zhuang Ba became very famous locally for his strength and skills. Today there are many tales around him such as in his extreme old age wrestling a bull and killing it by slamming it to the ground. There is also a tale told in some lines of his having learned directly from Sha and later went roaming in southern China where he met two Daoist hermits in the mountains named Metal Legs and :Wooden Legs. These two supposedly taught him advanced leg methods as well as various secret esoteric arts.
At any rate Zhuang Ba taught his skills to Ma Xiang.
Ma Xiang took on five students, each of these students had their own famous skill, Big Saber Li Mochun, Big Spear Liang Bangping, Iron Arm Liu Xizhou, Single Saber Zhao Youlu, and Double Saber Wang Huatang who was known for his ability to perform the entire double saber set within the space underneath a wooden table.
Ma became famous after receiving imperial recognition after helping to suppress a White Lotus sect rebellion in the area. He was awarded with a yellow jacket as well as being made a 6th rank imperial guard. However he refused the rank and chose to return to his hometown where the emperor had a stele placed to commemorate his achievements.
Ma was close friends with a boxer known as Teacher Zhou who was said to have studied at the Shaolin temple. From there martial exchanges the 12 road Tantui set was brought into the Sha Jiao Men system.
Ma's last student Wang Huatang passed the system down to 8th generation teachers Lu Guitong and Qi Jingchun, both of whom represented the style in the 1928 Guoshu competition. Other famous teachers of the mid to late 20th century include Ma Chuntao and Ma Fuzeng
Fuzhou Ru Jia Quan Confucian Boxing system
Ru Jia QuanConfucian Family Boxing
Video for the inclusion of Ru Jia Quan as one of Fuzhou's official Intangible Cultural Heritages.
This tape includes footage of both the present inheritor Pan Liteng and his teacher master Tu Jiqing.
Ru Jia Quan is a rare system practiced in the Fuzhou city area.
The style it's self is divided into four sections consisting of Ru Fa Confcuian Scholar's Methods, Ji Fa Rooster Methods, Gou Fa Dog Methods, and Yu Fa Fish Methods
The known history of the style traces back to the Qing/ Republican transition period when army cook Chen Peiguan was stationed with division in the Guan Di Shrine in Quanzhou.
While there he would practice boxing in the Shrine hall when ever no one was around.
The shrine's Miaozhu (ritual functionary in charge of incense and other duties) happened to see him there often at practice.
Seeing Chen's enthusiasm, effort, and good foundation he decided to pass on the secret boxing methods that had been practiced at the shrine.
This system was called Ru Jia Quan Scholar's Boxing and consisted of 4 distinct methods of boxing each with their own forms, special skills and training regimen. These were Gou Fa Dog Methods, Ji Fa Rooster Methods, Yu Fa Fish Methods and Ru Fa Scholar's Methods.
Chen stayed at the shrine and mastered each of these methods before retiring from the army and returning to his native home in Fuzhou.
There he settled in the Old Drumtower District of Fuzhou city and met a young man named He Guohua who was already an extremely skilled boxer and master of another secretly passed system known to only a small group of workers at the local Qing Xiang Incense factory and shop.
This style of Luohan Boxing was for this reason known as Xiangdian Quan and the time of his meeting this young man roughly corresponds to the period in which it first began to be taught openly.
He Guohua would go on to become a famous boxer in Fuzhou locally known as Fei Lai Shi Flying Master and would teach the Incense Shop Boxing style to many students.
He would occasionally show or impart some Rujia Quan skills and his methods of Boxing came to be known as Xiang Dian Men with the various Rujia methods called as Xiang Dian Ji Fa, Xiangdian Gou Fa, etc.
However with exception of occasionally teaching a Xiangdian student some basic skills or a set of Ru Jia Quan movements as part of their Xiandian training, he only passed the complete independent Ru Jia Quan style onto one student.
This student was master Tu Jiqing who also came to be known as one of Fuzhou's great boxers and taught the Xiangdian style to many students. But like his teacher's before him he only passed on the style to a single inheritor, master Pan Liteng.
Both Xiangdian Quan and Rujia Quan are now listed as intangible cultural heritage of Fuzhou city.
Today master Pan Liteng has begun to openly accept students in both the Xiangdian and Rujia Quan systems and is currently teaching Rujia Quan to a group of local youngsters who he has officially accepted as disciples in the Rujia Quan style.
He holds his classes in Rujia Quan on the grounds of the Fuzhou's ancient Wen Miao (Confucian Temple) located in the Old Drumtower District.
The oral mythology of this style traces its origins back to the Ming dynasty when a group of four scholars from Fujian and Guangdong traveled together to take the Imperial Exams.
After arriving at the capitol all four of them failed the examinations in the first round.
Having become close while traveling together they decided that, while they were obviously not destined to become high ranking officials, they would travel the country and learn together.
While touring the country they visited many of the famed ancient temples.
In one of these temples they found that the monks there were inheritors of the 7 methods of divine boxing passed down by the 8 women who had studied under the immortal goddess Li Shan Lao Mu* Ancient Mother of Mt. Li during the Tang dynasty.
The 7 methods consisted of of Scholar, Crane, Fish, Chicken, Monkey, Dog and Ox.
Taking inspiration from Confucius's teachings that both scholarly and martial knowledge were needed by a learned man, they decided to try their hands at martial arts.
Each of them mastered one of the methods (Dog, Rooster, Fish, and Scholar) at the monastery and later they combined their knowledge, founding the Rujia style.
Fuzhou Ru Jia Quan News Clip
News clip on Fuzhou Ru Jia QuanFeaturing master Pan Liteng and his students demonstrating Ru Jia Quan and showing some applications from the Gou Fa Dog Methods of the Ru Jia Quan system on the grounds of Fuzhou's Confucian Shrine.
Ru Jia Quan
Confucian Family Boxing
Ru Jia Quan is a rare system practiced in the Fuzhou city area.
The style it's self is divided into four sections consisting of Ru Fa Confcuian Scholar's Methods, Ji Fa Rooster Methods, Gou Fa Dog Methods, and Yu Fa Fish Methods
The known history of the style traces back to the Qing/ Republican transition period when army cook Chen Peiguan was stationed with division in the Guan Di Shrine in Quanzhou.
While there he would practice boxing in the Shrine hall when ever no one was around.
The shrine's Miaozhu (ritual functionary in charge of incense and other duties) happened to see him there often at practice.
Seeing Chen's enthusiasm, effort, and good foundation he decided to pass on the secret boxing methods that had been practiced at the shrine.
This system was called Ru Jia Quan Scholar's Boxing and consisted of 4 distinct methods of boxing each with their own forms, special skills and training regimen. These were Gou Fa Dog Methods, Ji Fa Rooster Methods, Yu Fa Fish Methods and Ru Fa Scholar's Methods.
Chen stayed at the shrine and mastered each of these methods before retiring from the army and returning to his native home in Fuzhou.
There he settled in the Old Drumtower District of Fuzhou city and met a young man named He Guohua who was already an extremely skilled boxer and master of another secretly passed system known to only a small group of workers at the local Qing Xiang Incense factory and shop.
This style of Luohan Boxing was for this reason known as Xiangdian Quan and the time of his meeting this young man roughly corresponds to the period in which it first began to be taught openly.
He Guohua would go on to become a famous boxer in Fuzhou locally known as Fei Lai Shi Flying Master and would teach the Incense Shop Boxing style to many students.
He would occasionally show or impart some Rujia Quan skills and his methods of Boxing came to be known as Xiang Dian Men with the various Rujia methods called as Xiang Dian Ji Fa, Xiangdian Gou Fa, etc.
However with exception of occasionally teaching a Xiangdian student some basic skills or a set of Ru Jia Quan movements as part of their Xiandian training, he only passed the complete independent Ru Jia Quan style onto one student.
This student was master Tu Jiqing who also came to be known as one of Fuzhou's great boxers and taught the Xiangdian style to many students. But like his teacher's before him he only passed on the style to a single inheritor, master Pan Liteng.
Both Xiangdian Quan and Rujia Quan are now listed as intangible cultural heritage of Fuzhou city.
Today master Pan Liteng has begun to openly accept students in both the Xiangdian and Rujia Quan systems and is currently teaching Rujia Quan to a group of local youngsters who he has officially accepted as disciples in the Rujia Quan style.
He holds his classes in Rujia Quan on the grounds of the Fuzhou's ancient Wen Miao (Confucian Temple) located in the Old Drumtower District.
The oral mythology of this style traces its origins back to the Ming dynasty when a group of four scholars from Fujian and Guangdong traveled together to take the Imperial Exams.
After arriving at the capitol all four of them failed the examinations in the first round.
Having become close while traveling together they decided that, while they were obviously not destined to become high ranking officials, they would travel the country and learn together.
While touring the country they visited many of the famed ancient temples.
In one of these temples they found that the monks there were inheritors of the 7 methods of divine boxing passed down by the 8 women who had studied under the immortal goddess Li Shan Lao Mu* Ancient Mother of Mt. Li during the Tang dynasty.
The 7 methods consisted of of Scholar, Crane, Fish, Chicken, Monkey, Dog and Ox.
Taking inspiration from Confucius's teachings that both scholarly and martial knowledge were needed by a learned man, they decided to try their hands at martial arts.
Each of them mastered one of the methods (Dog, Rooster, Fish, and Scholar) at the monastery and later they combined their knowledge, founding the Rujia style.
Chang Family Boxing, Xiao Luohan, Qinglong Chuhai Quan, and Xiao Hong Quan by Master Gao Siji
Chang Jia Quan, Xiao Luohan Quan, Qing Long Chu Hai Quan & Xiao Hong QuanPerformed by master Gao Siji of Renli Village, Xinyang county, Zhengzhou Prefecture, Henan province.
The son of famous 7th generation master Gao Qinglian AKA Gao Laohu Old Tiger Gao, Gao Siji is now considered one of the senior living masters of Chang Jia Quan.
This video shows a very detailed version of the Chang Family Xiao Luohan set showing very old looking postures matching closely to those seen in older Chang Family manuals as well as a breakdown of the Green Dragon Exits Sea Luohan and Xiao Hong Quan forms.
Chang Naizhou learned Shaolin Luohan boxing from his teacher Yan Shengdao in Luoyang. The Chang system includes several Luohan Sets including both Da and Xiao Luohan forms and QingLong ChuHai Quan. It also includes other Shaolin sets such as Da Hong Quan and Pao Quan.
The Chang Jia Quan system was created by Cháng Nǎi Zhōu of the Zhengzhou area of Henan province in the early/mid 1700's. Chang Naizhou was known for his mastery of not just the highest levels of martial arts but also his knowledge of the Confucian classics, Medicine, Neigong, and Buddhist and Taoist scriptures and practices.
Since childhood Chang Naizhou studied martial arts diligently seeking out the best teachers he could find. Eventually after gaining a profound knowledge of the martial arts as well as medicine, philosophy, and Neigong, he created his own unique system.
He also left a very large amount of writings detailing not just forms but also the philosophical underpinnings of his art, as well as the first practical, detailed accounts of the use of Neigong and medical theory in martial arts. A select portion of these writings have been translated into English.
His writings are thought to have been very influential in the development of Taiji Quan.
Fujian Hung Gar Zhangzhou Battle Sect Double Branch boxing
Zhangzhou Hong Jia Quan Zhan Pai Shuang Zhi QuanZhangzhou Hong Family Boxing Battle School Double Branch Boxing
According to the oral traditions this style was created and taught in by Hong Xiguan (Hung Hei Goon) after he graduated from the Southern Shaolin temple.
The style it's self can be traced back to around 1840 when a cobbler named Xu Feng began to teach boxing to some local youths in Zhangzhou.
The legends say that Xu Feng didn't need to use pliers when shaping and stretching the tough leather and rawhide for shoes because of the strength of his fingers. Instead of using a hammer he supposedly used his thumb to pound the iron nails into the soles of boots.
Three young men who would go on to be his first and best students started out by bullying Xu Feng for having come from outside of Zhangzhou whenever they saw him in the streets. Eventually he got tired of being hit and taunted and made an ultimatum that if the all three of them could not shove him over then they would have to leave him alone.
The three youths tried with all their might to push him down, however Xu Feng didn't budge. After letting them push him for a while Xu Feng used his shaking power to throw them off into the gutter.
After that the three young men realized that he was a skilled master and they begged him to become their teacher clinging to his legs when he tried to walk away. He relented and taught them for almost a decade before suddenly disappearing from town without warning.
Later on the local people would begin to say that Xu Feng was a wandering Shaolin Monk on the run from the Qing government. But it is more likely that he was a member of the Hong Men society. His teaching of the meaning of San Zhan as Feet treading the central plains, Fist Striking the Rivers and Mountains, Uniting the land under heaven fits with this.
After he left his students continued the tradition becoming very well known for their fighting skills. Because of this the school became known as the Battle Sect style, and his three original students became known as the Three Battle Uncles.
During the late Qing dynasty the inheritors of the school opened the Chao Yang Tang Morning Crane Hall to pass their art onto future generations.
Zhangzhou in this period was notable for the trend of large martial halls being opened. These Tangs were rather large organized bodies dedicated to the teaching of martial arts.
Because of the Hong Men connections the school was relatively conservative not accepting many students and choosing not to play a large role in local martial society.
However that seems to have changed when one of the members of the school came in first in the provincial martial exams and was appointed as a prefecture level magistrate in Anhui.
After retirement he returned to Zhangzhou and began teaching at the school. It was around this time that the Chao Yang Tang changed it's name to the Tiao He Tang (Harmonious Hall).
During the mid 20th century the school became much smaller with many masters no longer teaching. This style had always had a reputation for focusing totally on combat and teaching methods which were extremely brutal and dangerous. Many masters started to feel that in the modern era there was no longer a need for teaching such brutal methods or for a school which focused only on fighting and killing.
Because of this the art almost died out, however in the last few decades the few remaining masters have began teaching it again. Even so this art was known to have a very extensive array of weapons and empty hand forms, training methods, and special techniques, much of which have been lost.
Chan Buddhist Martial Arts of Jinshan Temple
Jin Shan Temple Boxing Xi Xin Quan (Washing Heart Boxing)This boxing style is demonstrated by Jinshan Si Monk Bai Chuanzhang.
Jinshan temple is located along the southern bank of the Yangtze River, on the edge of Zhenjiang city in Anhui province.
Bai Chuan Zhang was born into a local Zhenjiang Wushu family. His father, uncles, and grandfather were all well known martial artists. At the age of 3 he began to train in foundational methods under his grandfather.
During the early 1950's his family lost their land and were split up being sent to work camps in various parts of China.
Finding himself homeless and alone he went to Jinshan temple to ask for shelter and at age 12 made the decision to become a Buddhist disciple.
The monks at Jinshan temple studied Chan Buddhism spending long hours practicing Chan mediation. The monks of the temple also had a long history of martial practice.
His teacher, senior monk Pu Xiu, was the inheritor of the traditional boxing methods of the temple and would lead the daily practice sessions.
Because of his background Bai Chuanzhang had both the interest and foundation to completely master the traditional practices of the temple's arts.
This boxing system contains extensive Qigong practices and was meant to be used as the active counterpart to the monk's daily practice of Chan sitting meditation.
Along with the Boxing set there is also a Jian (Straight Sword) and a Damo Cane set as well as a range of drills, Qigong, stretching, breathing, massage, and conditioning exercises.
Traditionally the temples boxing methods were only practiced by the monks and did not have a name. During the 1980's traditional arts survey many ancient unnamed lineages were turned up and in order to be cataloged, names had to be invented. Bai Chuanzhang chose the name Xi Xin Quan Washing Heart Boxing, this name may contain an allusion to the original name of the temple Ze Xin Si Pool of the Heart Temple.
Bai Chuanzhang is still alive today and teaches traditional Chan Buddhism. However he has not found a successor for his boxing methods and is currently the only one who knows the traditional boxing of Jinshan temple.
Because he has not been able to find a successor he is now writing a boxing manual and filming his practices for the local Zhenjiang historical archives so that some record will remain.
Jinshan temple is one of China's most famous Buddhist temples.
It was built on an island in the Yangtze river around 1600 years ago in the Eastern Jin dynasty.
Over the millennia the river shifted and today the island has become a peninsula in the river.
Jinshan Si is one of the 4 most famous Buddhist temples in China and features a number of building, caves, grottoes and a huge pagoda.
But most awesomely it is also the site of Zhongling Spring which is famous in ancient books as being the source of some of the best water anywhere for brewing fragrant tea.
The temple was originally named Ze Xin Si Pool of the Heart Temple, and later called You Long Si Swimming Dragon temple
However by the Tang dynasty it gained the name Jin Shan Si Golden Mountain Temple.
This is supposedly because the monk Fahai discovered a pot of gold hidden in the mountain and turned it in to the emperor who returned the gold instructing him to use it build his temple on the spot.
In reality the temple was already there and a small vein of gold was found there during the Tang period.
Jinshan temple and island are home to many legends, all Chinese people have heard of Jinshan Si from the famous Legend of the White Snake.
Locals and history buffs also know the area around the temple as the site of The Battle of Huangtiandang where the greatly outnumbered troops of Southern Song dynasty general Han Shizong ambushed and defeated the invading Jurchen Jin army led by Wanyan Wuzhu. The River directly in front of the temple saw Han Shizong's wife Lady Liang Hongyu (famed as a master of Boxing, Wrestling Horsemanship, and archery) personally man the signal drums on the Song flagship leading their navy to encircle and set fire to the Jin navy.
Jinshan island and Zhenjiang city occupy a strategically important location on the Yangtse and have always been considered to be of great military importance.
Not only is it an ideal strategic location for controlling the Yangtze River, but according to the ancient systems of Fengshui it is seen as being a major point where various streams of natural energy converge. Because of this Qin Shi Huangdi believed the area was too powerful and having an area of that power outside of his own capital posed a possible threat to his dynasty. To restrain that threat he had an army of 3000 prisoners tunnel through one of the hills surrounding Zhenjiang in order to drain the energy away from the area.
Qi Jia Quan, Seven Steps
Qi Jiā Quán, Qī Bù(Qi Family Boxing, Seven Steps)
This form comes from Lishui prefecture in Zhejiang province, and is said to be based not only Qi Jiguang's material but also methods from Fujian's southern Shaolin temple.
Qi Jia Quan comes from the teachings of Ming dynasty general Qi Jiguang. However there are multiple lineages spread across the eastern coast of China from Fujian to Shandong which tend to differ greatly by region. It is also common to find local styles with one or two Qi Jia Quan forms.
In Zhejiang province Qi Jia Quan styles are mainly practiced in Taizhou, and Wenzhou prefectures (Lishui prefecture borders Wenzhou on the east).
Outside of Zhejiang major centers of Qi Jia Quan practice are Tong county in beijing's Tongzhou prefecture, in Hebei province's Julu county in Xingtai prefecture, and in Qi Jiguang's hometown of Penglai city in Shandong. In the late Qing dynasty Qi Jia Quan was also practiced in parts of Cangzhou prefecture, however now it is rare or possibly extinct there. However a branch of the Cangzhou Qi Jia Quan style survives in Liaoning's Jinzhou prefecture where it was taught by a bandit from Cangzhou who had been sentenced to work the mines there during the early 1900's.
Outside of the areas mentioned there are many other small obscure lineages of Qi Jia Quan extending all along the eastern coast from Fujian to Shandong.
Quanzhou Nan Shaolin Hua Quan
Quanzhou Nan Shaolin Hua Quan (Flower Boxing)Demonstrated by master Pan Hongyong
The Quanzhou Hua Quan system is known for it's concise and compact boxing methods as well as it's stick fighting skills and the rare Yanzi Cheng which are a specialty of this style.
the Quanzhou Hua Quan tradition can be traced back to the late Qing dynasty - early Republican era to two brothers who worked as school teachers, Zhou Cangyu and Zhou Runyu. They passed the system on to a man named Lin Chaotai. Lin Chaotai and his students helped spread the system through out Quanzhou city.
Today this system is taught in the newly built Quanzhou Southern Shaolin temple.
Fuzhou Golden Lion Boxing
Jin Shi Quan Golden Lion BoxingDemonstrated by Yu Zhaoguo
Lion Boxing has a long history in Fujian and was recorded there relatively early. According to legend it was spread in Fuzhou by master Li Chun, better known by his Buddhist name An Hai (Peaceful Ocean). An Hai is often said to have been a Southern Shaolin monk.
However research in Yongtai county where they still practice a style known as Anhai quan suggests that Anhai was actually from Yongtai's Xiaolian Daoist temple and was active in the early 18th century (this is the same time frame given by the golden lion schools). (Boxing was a popular pastime in Fujian temples. There are many boxing schools started by monks and priests from local temples and shrines in Fujian. Within the last century all of those monks from minor temples and Daoist priests have magically become Southern Shaolin monks fleeing the burning of the Shaolin temple. It's amazing how quick history can change.)
The Lion is not a native species in China and was made popular in China by it's symbolic use in Buddhism, Indo-Iranian cults such as Manichaeism, Islam and to a lesser extent Judaism, Nestorian Christianity, and Hinduism.
In Fujian the Golden Lion school is considered to be part of the Buddhist Weituo sect of Boxing.
The much of the Golden Lion practiced today can be traced back to master Chen Yaohua a Chinese medicine doctor and martial arts teacher who was forced to flee his hometown in the Taijiang district of Fuzhou for trying to stand up to the local landlords.
Upon arriving in a small village in Lianjiang county he met a man who went by the title of Kui Jun Jiu (Outstanding Talent 9).
Kui Jun Jiu was a famous martial arts master who taught him the Golden lion methods of boxing and medicine.
Later during the Republican period Chen Yaohua was appointed to the position of president of the Taijiang hospital where they were researching the development of methods integrating western and traditional Chinese medicine.
Today Golden lion boxing is spread in the Yongtai, Minhou, Changle, Taijiang, Lianjiang regions of Fuzhou and in parts of Southeast Asia.
This system is also know locally as Wan Shou Qiao Shi Fa (Ten Thousand Year Old Bridge Lion Methods). This is in reference to the famous Ten Thousand Year Old Bridge which was built in the Yuan dynasty. The bridge was built across the great Min river on the main north -south road in Fujian. It was constructed of stone and had great stone lions set atop the railing pillars.
a few of these lions were salvaged when the bridge was rebuilt and still exist in a local temple.
Xiang Dian Quan news clip
News clip featuring the Incense Shop Luohan Boxing of master Wu Kong Tan.Xiang Dian Quan (Incense shop boxing) Is a traditional southern Luohan style practiced in the Pingnan and Fuzhou areas of Fujian province. About 100 years ago the owner of an incense shop learned this style of southern Luohan from a Buddhist monk. His martial descendants living in the area named the style Xiang Dian meaning Incense Shop literally translated as fragrant stall/shop.
Fuzhou Golden Lion Boxing
Jin Shi Quan Golden Lion Boxing systemShizi Xian Qiu & Shizi Gun
Lion Presents Ball boxing set & Lion Staff
Lion Boxing has a long history in Fujian and was recorded there relatively early.
According to legend it was spread in Fuzhou by master Li Chun, better known by his Buddhist name An Hai (Peaceful Ocean). An Hai is often said to have been a Southern Shaolin monk.
However research in Yongtai county where they still practice a style known as Anhai quan suggests that Anhai was actually from Yongtai's Xiaolian temple and was active in the early 18th century (this is the same time frame given by the golden lion schools). (Boxing was a popular pastime in Fujian temples. There are many boxing schools started by monks from local temples in Fujian. Within the last century all of those monks have magically become Southern Shaolin monks fleeing the burning of the Shaolin temple. It's amazing how quick history can change.)
The Lion is not a native species in China and was made popular by it's symbolic use in Buddhism.
In Fujian the Golden Lion school is considered to be part of the Buddhist Weituo sect of Boxing.
The much of the Golden Lion practiced today can be traced back to master Chen Yaohua a Chinese medicine doctor and martial arts teacher who was forced to flee his hometown in the Taijiang district of Fuzhou for trying to stand up to the local landlords.
Upon arriving in a small village in Lianjiang county he met a man who went by the title of Kui Jun Jiu (Outstanding Talent 9).
Kui Jun Jiu was a famous martial arts master who taught him the Golden lion methods of boxing and medicine.
Later during the Republican period Chen Yaohua was appointed to the position of president of the Taijiang hospital where they were researching the development of methods integrating western and traditional Chinese medicine.
Today Golden lion boxing is spread in the Yongtai, Minhou, Changle, Taijiang, Lianjiang regions of Fuzhou and in parts of Southeast Asia.
This system is also know locally as Wan Shou Qiao Shi Fa (Ten Thousand Year Old Bridge Lion Methods). This is in reference to the famous Ten Thousand Year Old Bridge which was built in the Yuan dynasty. The bridge was built across the great Min river on the main north -south road in Fujian. It was constructed of stone and had great stone lions set atop the railing pillars.
a few of these lions were salvaged when the bridge was rebuilt and still exist in a local temple.
Documentary on Henan's Chang Family Martial Arts
Documentary on the martial arts of Chang Jia QuanChang Family Boxing methods
The Chang Jia Quan system was created by Cháng Nǎi Zhōu of the Zhengzhou area of Henan province in the early/mid 1700's. Chang Naizhou was known for his mastery of not just the highest levels of martial arts but also his knowledge of the Confucian classics, Medicine, Neigong, and Buddhist and Taoist scriptures and practices.
Since childhood Chang Naizhou studied martial arts diligently seeking out the best teachers he could find. Eventually after gaining a profound knowledge of the martial arts as well as military tactics, medicine, philosophy, and Neigong, he created his own unique system.
Through it's history Chang Family Boxing has been involved with the military and was used to train local militia and provincial military units at many points throughout the Qing dynasty up through the Republican Era.
Chang Naizhou also left a very large amount of writings detailing not just forms but also the philosophical underpinnings of his art, as well as some of the first practical, detailed accounts of the use of Neigong and medical theory in martial arts. A select portion of these writings have been translated into English.
His writings are thought to have been very influential in the development of Taiji Quan.
During the late Qing dynasty and Republican Era, Chang Family Boxing was considered one of the Three Famous Names of Henan martial arts along with Shaolin Temple Boxing and Chen Family Taiji Quan.
However Chang Family practitioners remained conservative and the art was not publicly taught leading to it's having become less and less common over the past century.
Today the Chang Family Boxing style has been ranked as an national level intangible cultural heritage of China, and efforts are being made to preserve the system
Documentary on the Martial Arts of the Qingcheng Mountains
Qingcheng Shan WushuQingcheng Mountain in Sichuan province is one of the earliest and most important centers of Taoism. Over the millennia the 36 peaks of Qingcheng Shan have been home to hermits, outlaws, monks, priests, and many temples. From these sources many unique styles of martial arts have developed.
中國河北滄州献王祭祀禮全紀錄 2015
承辦:北京華人版圖
Chang Family Boxing news feature
News segments from Henan featuring local teachers of the Chang Family Boxing system.Chang Family Boxing methods
The Chang Jia Quan system was created by Cháng Nǎi Zhōu of the Zhengzhou area of Henan province in the early/mid 1700's. Chang Naizhou was known for his mastery of not just the highest levels of martial arts but also his knowledge of the Confucian classics, Medicine, Neigong, and Buddhist and Taoist scriptures and practices.
Since childhood Chang Naizhou studied martial arts diligently seeking out the best teachers he could find. Eventually after gaining a profound knowledge of the martial arts as well as military tactics, medicine, philosophy, and Neigong, he created his own unique system.
Through it's history Chang Family Boxing has been involved with the military and was used to train local militia and provincial military units at many points throughout the Qing dynasty up through the Republican Era.
Chang Naizhou also left a very large amount of writings detailing not just forms but also the philosophical underpinnings of his art, as well as some of the first practical, detailed accounts of the use of Neigong and medical theory in martial arts. A select portion of these writings have been translated into English.
His writings are thought to have been very influential in the development of Taiji Quan.
During the late Qing dynasty and Republican Era, Chang Family Boxing was considered one of the Three Famous Names of Henan martial arts along with Shaolin Temple Boxing and Chen Family Taiji Quan.
However Chang Family practitioners remained conservative and the art was not publicly taught leading to it's having become less and less common over the past century.
Today the Chang Family Boxing style has been ranked as an national level intangible cultural heritage of China, and efforts are being made to preserve the system
Chang Naizhou's Green Dragon Boxing
Cháng Jiā Quán, Qīng Lóng Chū Hǎi QuánChang Family Boxing, Green Dragon Exits Sea form
From Henan province's Chang Jia Quan (Chang Family Boxing) system.
This demonstration is from a less commonly seen lineage of Chang style boxing passed down from one of Chang Naizhou's top disciples Chai Rugui.
Chai was known especially for his skills in hand to hand combat although he was also considered to be a master of staff and of the 21 Gate Spear methods.
Chai Rugui became famous throughout Henan for his skills and was eventually summoned by the Governor of Henan in order to train his troops. Chai trained the Henan troops in the Kai Shan Gun (Mountain Splitting Staff) methods and they were able to defeat the army of the White Lotus sect that had grown to tens of thousands of men. Later he was summoned to Anhui where he led the local troops in putting down another rebellion, the members of which had seized a large fort.
Chang style was one of Henan's most famous styles during the 19th century into the Early 20th century.
During the first years of the 20th century this line of Chang style was being taught within a major garrison guarding a strategic pass in central Henan. It is also important to note that another line of Chang style was also being taught to the troops in the huge garrison located on mt Song near the Shaolin temple during this same period.
The Chang family system is heavily based on Shaolin arts, especially Luohan, and includes several Shaolin forms. Chang Learned his Shaolin arts from Sage Yan in Luoyang who was known as a master of Shaolin Luohan as well as Neigong. The Chang system includes several Luohan Sets including Da Hong Chui, Pao Chui, both Da and Xiao Luohan forms, and Qing Long Chu Hai Quan.
His White and Black Tiger forms are also theorized to have Shaolin origins.
The Chang Jia Quan system was created by Cháng Nǎi Zhōu of the Zhengzhou area of Henan province in the early/mid 1700's. Chang Naizhou was known for his mastery of not just the highest levels of martial arts but also his knowledge of the Confucian classics, Medicine, Neigong, and Buddhist and Taoist scriptures and practices.
Since childhood Chang Naizhou studied martial arts diligently seeking out the best teachers he could find. Eventually after gaining a profound knowledge of the martial arts as well as medicine, philosophy, and Neigong, he created his own unique system.
He also left a very large amount of writings detailing not just forms but also the philosophical underpinnings of his art, as well as the first practical, detailed accounts of the use of Neigong and medical theory in martial arts. A select portion of these writings have been translated into English.
His writings are thought to have been very influential in the development of Taiji Quan.
Hebei | Wikipedia audio article
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Hebei (河北; formerly romanised as Hopeh) is a province of China in the North China region. The modern province was established in 1911 as Zhili Province or Chihli Province. Its one-character abbreviation is 冀 (Jì), named after Ji Province, a Han dynasty province (zhou) that included what is now southern Hebei. The name Hebei literally means north of the river, referring to its location entirely to the north of the Yellow River.The modern province Chili Province was formed in 1911 after the central government dissolved the central governed area of Chihli, which means Directly Ruled (by the Imperial Court) until it was renamed as Hebei in 1928.
Beijing and Tianjin Municipalities, which border each other, were carved out of Hebei. The province borders Liaoning to the northeast, Inner Mongolia to the north, Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, and Shandong to the southeast. Bohai Bay of the Yellow Sea is to the east. A small part of Hebei, Sanhe Exclave, consisting of Sanhe, Dachang Hui Autonomous County, and Xianghe County, an exclave disjointed from the rest of the province, is wedged between the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin.
A common alternate name for Hebei is Yānzhào (燕趙), after the state of Yan and state of Zhao that existed here during the Warring States period of early Chinese history.
Chang Family Boxing, Cannon Fist
Chang Jia Pao Quan, Chang Family Cannon FistPerformed by master Gao Siji of Renli Village, Xinyang county, Zhengzhou Prefecture, Henan province.
The son of famous 7th generation master Gao Qinglian AKA Gao Laohu Old Tiger Gao, Gao Siji is now considered one of the senior living masters of Chang Jia Quan.
This video from 1985 shows the Cannon Fist form of the Chang Jia Quan system. This rather long form is not commonly seen. It is part of the Shaolin heritage of the style along with sets such as Da and Xiao Luohan, Qinglong Chu Hai Quan, and Da Hong Quan.
Chang Family Boxing methods The Chang Jia Quan system was created by Cháng Nǎi Zhōu of the Zhengzhou area of Henan province in the early/mid 1700's. Chang Naizhou was known for his mastery of not just the highest levels of martial arts but also his knowledge of the Confucian classics, Medicine, Neigong, and Buddhist and Taoist scriptures and practices. Since childhood Chang Naizhou studied martial arts diligently seeking out the best teachers he could find. Eventually after gaining a profound knowledge of the martial arts as well as military tactics, medicine, philosophy, and Neigong, he created his own unique system. Through it's history Chang Family Boxing has been involved with the military and was used to train local militia and provincial military units at many points throughout the Qing dynasty up through the Republican Era. Chang Naizhou also left a very large amount of writings detailing not just forms but also the philosophical underpinnings of his art, as well as some of the first practical, detailed accounts of the use of Neigong and medical theory in martial arts. A select portion of these writings have been translated into English. His writings are thought to have been very influential in the development of Taiji Quan. During the late Qing dynasty and Republican Era, Chang Family Boxing was considered one of the Three Famous Names of Henan martial arts along with Shaolin Temple Boxing and Chen Family Taiji Quan. However Chang Family practitioners remained conservative and with the loss of local militia and a decrease in interest in boxing by local youth the art became less and less common over the past century. Today the Chang Family Boxing style has been ranked as an national level intangible cultural heritage of China, and efforts are being made to preserve the system. The number of publications on the style as well as it's having been featured in a number of new sources and promotional videos as well as the creation of groups dedicated to it's study have led to a resurgence of interest in the style. Recently a number of teachers of this system in Henan province have begun to open schools.
Hebei | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:00:01:44 1 History
00:07:56 2 Geography
00:09:16 2.1 Climate
00:09:51 3 Administrative divisions
00:10:42 3.1 Urban areas
00:10:51 4 Politics
00:11:25 5 Economy
00:13:09 5.1 Economic and technological development zones
00:13:25 6 Demographics
00:14:44 6.1 Religion
00:16:52 7 Culture
00:18:36 8 Notable individuals
00:19:12 9 Media
00:19:24 10 Transportation
00:21:36 11 Tourism
00:23:56 12 Sports
00:24:30 13 Education
00:27:41 14 See also
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- improves your listening skills
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- learn while on the move
- reduce eye strain
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Hebei (河北; alternately Hopeh) is a province of China in the North China region. The modern province was established in 1911 as Chihli Province (Zhili Province). Its capital and largest city is Shijiazhuang. Its one-character abbreviation is 冀 (Jì), named after Ji Province, a Han dynasty province (zhou) that included what is now southern Hebei. The name Hebei literally means north of the river, referring to its location entirely to the north of the Yellow River.The modern province Chili Province was formed in 1911, when the central government dissolved the central governed area of Chihli, which means Directly Ruled (by the Imperial Court) until it was renamed as Hebei in 1928. A common alternate name for Hebei is Yānzhào (燕趙), after the state of Yan and state of Zhao that existed here during the Warring States period of early Chinese history.
Beijing and Tianjin Municipalities, which border each other, were carved out of Hebei. The province borders Liaoning to the northeast, Inner Mongolia to the north, Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, and Shandong to the southeast. Bohai Bay of the Bohai Sea is to the east. A small part of Hebei, Sanhe Exclave, consisting of Sanhe, Dachang Hui Autonomous County, and Xianghe County, an exclave disjointed from the rest of the province, is wedged between the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin.
With a population of over 74 million people, Hebei is China's sixth most populous province. The Han majority comprise 96% of the population, followed by a minority of Manchu, Hui and Mongol peoples.
