Chen Wangting Martial artist

Chen Wangting (1580–1660) was a Ming Dynasty general who founded Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan, one of the five major styles of the popular Chinese martial art. Sometimes called Chen Wang Ting or Zouting, he devised the Chen family-style of t'ai chi ch'uan in his home of Chenjiagou, Wenxian county, Henan province after he retired there following the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

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Chen Wangting
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1580
Birth place
China , Henan , Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1660

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