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  • Wang Ling Fan (12) on her dormitory bed. She is a cousin of master Chen Ziqiang. She has been living and stusying at the Chenjiagou School of Taijiquan for 3 years and she will sty untill she becomes 20 years old.
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  • The house of one of the greatest masters of Chen style Tai Chi Quan, Chen Chang Xing (1771-1853), the 14th generation standard bearer of the art, has been transformed to a museum. There the statues of Chen Chang Xing and Yang Lu Chan tell an old story. "Taiji Quan (Tai Chi Chuan), or the system of taiji martial arts, has its origins in the Village, dating to Chen Wan Ting (1600-1680), a patriarch caught at the turn of the dynastic change in the 17th century. In the old days, the art was well guarded and not taught outside the Village, nor to anyone who was not of the Chen stock from the Village. In the early 1800's, a Chen Village native, Chen Dehu who owned the Taihetang Drugstore in Yongnian, returned home with his family to retire. A young man, Yang Lu Chan (1799-1872), who was working for the family, was brought along as he was well-liked. There are many versions of how this young man, an outsider, managed to break through the clan barrier to learn the art, and become a disciple of Chen Chang Xing (1771-1853), the 14th generation standard bearer of the art. Whichever the case, Yang proved to be of exceptional talents. He mastered the art and took it outside the village. Chenjiagou
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  • The house of one of the greatest masters of Chen style Tai Chi Quan, Chen Chang Xing (1771-1853), the 14th generation standard bearer of the art, has been transformed to a museum. There the statues of Chen Chang Xing and Yang Lu Chan tell an old story. "Taiji Quan (Tai Chi Chuan), or the system of taiji martial arts, has its origins in the Village, dating to Chen Wan Ting (1600-1680), a patriarch caught at the turn of the dynastic change in the 17th century. In the old days, the art was well guarded and not taught outside the Village, nor to anyone who was not of the Chen stock from the Village. In the early 1800's, a Chen Village native, Chen Dehu who owned the Taihetang Drugstore in Yongnian, returned home with his family to retire. A young man, Yang Lu Chan (1799-1872), who was working for the family, was brought along as he was well-liked. There are many versions of how this young man, an outsider, managed to break through the clan barrier to learn the art, and become a disciple of Chen Chang Xing (1771-1853), the 14th generation standard bearer of the art. Whichever the case, Yang proved to be of exceptional talents. He mastered the art and took it outside the village. Chenjiagou
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  • A chinese student of Taijiquan standing by the wall were it is said that Yang Lu-chan used to secretly watch master Chen Changxing teaching taijiquan to his students at that inner yard of his house. It is said that Chen family's taijiquan was only taught to its members so Yang Lu-chan chose this way to learn but he was later accepted by master Chen Changxing as his official student. He later developed his own style of Taijiquan which is known as Yang style. The house of Chen Changxing is now a museum.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang guided by one of his students to the mausoleum of the founder of Taijiquan and 9th generation of Chen family Chen Wangting (1600-1680) where he will take part in a ceremony to accept a number of students as his official students and new members of the Chen family.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang in the mausoleum of the founder of Taijiquan and 9th generation of Chen family Chen Wangting (1600-1680), during a ceremony to accept a number of students as his official students and new members of the Chen family.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang in the mausoleum of the founder of Taijiquan and 9th generation of Chen family Chen Wangting (1600-1680), during a ceremony to accept a number of students as his official students and new members of the Chen family.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang in the mausoleum of the founder of Taijiquan and 9th generation of Chen family Chen Wangting (1600-1680), during a ceremony to accept a number of students as his official students and new members of the Chen family.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang giving a speach outside the mausoleum of the founder of Taijiquan and 9th generation of Chen family Chen Wangting (1600-1680), where he will take part in a ceremony to accept a number of students as his official students and new members of the Chen family.
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  • Grangmaster Chen Xiaowang loughing after being prased by a local politician who came to visit him at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Chen Xiaowang lives abroad and he only spends limited time in China. During that time he is very busy teaching but also having various meetings to help promote Taijiquan and his village Chenjiagou. He has helped to build a new museum of Taijiquan there and make his village known internationaly via his students in many countries around the world where he is teaching seminars.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • The inner yard of his house where Chen Changxing used to teach his students Taijiquan. There is still a very heavy stone there that it is said that the students used to lift as part of their trainning. The house of Chen Changxing is now a museum.
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  • The inner yard of his house where Chen Changxing used to teach his students Taijiquan. There is still a very heavy stone there that it is said that the students used to lift as part of their trainning. The house of Chen Changxing is now a museum.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang with one of his official students, outside a temple after a ceremony to accept a number of students as his official students and new members of the Chen family.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching foreignTaijquan teachers and students during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taiji around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Master Chen Ziqiang, Vice president and chief coach of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan school. He is the 20th generation lineage holder of Chen family Taijiquan.
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  • Picture of Yang Lu-chan, the founder of Yang style Taijiquan in the room where he used to live at the house of master Chen Changxing from who he learned Chen style Taijiquan. The house of Chen Changxing is now a museum.
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  • Grandmasters Chen Xiaowang and Chen Xiaoxing (center left and right) during a visit to their family's ancestral graves where together with other members of their family they pay their respects to their ancestors with a ceremony.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching foreignTaijquan teachers and students during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taiji around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang (left) and master Chen Ziqiang (right) during a visit to their family's ancestral graves where together with other members of their family they will pay their respects to their ancestors with a ceremony.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang during a demonstration at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taiji around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang teaching Chinese Taijiquan teachers during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang is a world famous Chinese Taijiquan teacher, who was born and rased in Chenjiagou. Since 1990 he left China and started promoting Taijiquan around the world. He is recognized as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Master Chen Ziqiang, Vice president and chief coach of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan school. He is the 20th generation lineage holder of Chen family Taijiquan.
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  • Master Chen Xiaoxing, executive president of Chenjiagou Taijiquan School, granding awards to Taijiquan teachers after a demonstration at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School
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  • Master Chen Ziqiang during a demonstration at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. He is Vice president and chief coach of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan school. He is the 20th generation lineage holder of Chen family Taijiquan.
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  • Park next to a river in Chenjiagou where it is said that master Chen Wangting created Tajiquan.
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  • Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang presenting some of his calligraphy works to foreign and Chinese students during a seminar at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School. Calligraphy is very important for him as he considers it almost equal to his Taijiquan skill.
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  • Chinese teachers practicing during a breack at a seminar taught by Grandmaster Chen Xiaowang in Chenjiagou Taijiquan School.
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  • Poster with members of the Chen family with the  four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou at the bottom of it. I is located in the center of the village very near the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School.
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  • Taijiquan student (left) talking with teacher Chen Hui (right) before a demonstration at Chenjiagou Taijiquan School.
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  • Teacher Chen Hui showing pushing hands techniques to students which are trainning outdoors at  the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou village. Most students of the school live at the dormitories and rooms of the school untill they complete their studies.
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  • Statues showing Taijiquan postures at the museum of Taijiquan in Chenjiagou village
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  • Older building of the museum of Taijiquan in Chenjiagou village with pictures of taijiquan postures. At he lower part of the picture a maquette showing the plan for development of Chenjiagou village.
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  • Older building of the museum of Taijiquan in Chenjiagou village with pictures of taijiquan postures and display of weapons used in taijiquan.
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  • The oldest shop of Chenjiagou village.
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  • Street market in Chenjoagou village
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  • Wan Jian Yu (27) in his room. He has been living and studying at the Chenjiagou School of Taijiquan for 4 months already and he wants to stay for at least a year. He has done many jobs with his latest being a designer for advertising but he wants to become a Taijiquan teacher.
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  • Students trainning outdoors at  the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou village
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  • The symbol of Taiji (yin-yang) in one of the rooms of the museum of Taijiquan in Chenjiagou village.
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  • The gate of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School, in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Street scene in front of the gate (right) of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School, in Chenjiagou village.
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  • Evening trainning is double sword at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School
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  • Monument in Chenjiagou village with the symbol of Taiji (Yin-Yang)
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  • Street market in Chenjoagou village
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  • Students trainning outdoors at  the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou village. Most students of the school live at the dormitories and rooms of the school untill they complete their studies.
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  • Taijiquan demonstration by students of the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou  village.
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  • Street market in Chenjoagou village
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  • Yao Mingwei (32) at the balcony outside his room, overlooking at the main yeard of the Taijiquan school. He comes from north China and after spending time woring in Dubai, he quit his job and decided to come back to China to study Tai Chi so that he can become a teacher. He spent 6 months living and studying at the Chenjiagou school of Taijiquan.
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  • Students of the Taijuquan school practicing with the Tai Chi fan in the yard of the school
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  • Taijiquan demonstration by students of the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou  village.
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  • Chenjiagou's residents are mainly farmers and the village is surrounded by fields.
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  • Evening trainning is Taijiquan wrestling at the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School
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  • Street market in Chenjoagou village
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  • Early morning warming up for students of the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou village. Most students of the school live at the dormitories and rooms of the school untill they complete their studies.
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  • Students trainning outdoors at  the Taijiquan school in Chenjiagou village. Most students of the school live at the dormitories and rooms of the school untill they complete their studies.
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