Dong haichuan biography sample
Dong haichuan biography sample
Biography sample for kids.
Dong Haichuan
In this Chinese name, the family name is Dong.
董海川 Dong Haichuan | |
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Born | (1797-10-13)October 13, 1797 or (1813-10-13)October 13, 1813 Zhu village, Ju Jia Wu, Wen'an, Hebei, China |
Died | October 25, 1882(1882-10-25) (aged 85) or October 25, 1882(1882-10-25) (aged 69) Beijing, China |
Nationality | Chinese |
Style | Luohanquan Erlangquan Fanziquan(unconfirmed) Hongquan (unconfirmed) Xingmenquan (unconfirmed) Jingangquan (unconfirmed) |
Rank | Founder of Baguazhang |
Notable students | Yin Fu (尹福), Ma Gui (马贵), Cheng Tinghua (程廷华), Liang Zhenpu (梁振蒲) |
Dong Haichuan (13 October 1797 or 1813 – 25 October 1882) is regarded as a skillful martial artist and widely credited to be the founder of Baguazhang.[1] Most, if not all, existing schools of Baguazhang place Dong Haichuan at the beginning of their lineage.
Some traditional teachers in China do not regard Dong as the founder, though, but merely as the first identified transmitter