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Timeline 2
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| Tao |
| Qigong |
| Taijiquan |
| era & dates | events and persons | source |
| 6th century | Cheng Lingxi, student of Han Gongyue | 5 |
| Tang Dynasty 618-905(2) | A) Xu Xuanping. His art was transmitted by Song Yuanjiao and others to Song Shuming in today's Taiwan B) Chung-li Ch'uean, creator of "The Eight Pieces of Brocade"-Chi Gong. C) Chung-li Ch'uean was the teacher of Ancestor Lue (646?-?), who founded the Taoist Complete Reality School |
A) = 5 B) = 3 C) = 2 |
| end of Tang 827-836 | Li Daozi | 5 |
| 1247-1358 (1459?) | A) Chang San-feng. Known as the "Founder of T'ai Chi Ch'uan". B) One legend is that he invented T'ai Chi at the end of the Yuan and the beginning of the Ming dynasties. | A) = 5 B) = 8 |
| 1279-1386 | "The aphorisms in the T'ai Chi Ch'uan Ching" are traditionally assigned to Chang San-feng. | 8 |
| Mongol dynasty 1271-1368 | Han Chinese were forbidden to own weapons or engage in hunting. | 3 |
| Ming dynasty 1368-1644 | General Ch'i Chi-kuang (1528-1587) wrote the Essentials of the Classic of Pugilism, which contains 32 texts and illustrations. | 3 |
| 1628-1736 | One theory states that T'ai Chi was first created by Ch'en Wang-t'ing at the end of the Ming and the beginning of the Ch'ing dynasties. | 8 |
| 1763-1795 | Wang Tsung-yueh introduced T'ai Chi Ch'uan in Honan Province. He was the first known successor to Chang San-feng and he probably wrote the T'ai Chi Ch'uan lun. | 8 |
| 1812-1880 | Wu Yu-hsiang wrote the Expositions and Insights | 8 |
| mid-19th century | Li I-yu wrote the Essentials of Form and Push-Hands and the Five Character Secret. | 8 |
| 1883-1936 | Yang Cheng-fu, a grandson of Yang Lu-shan, was the foremost T'ai Chi boxer of his day. He wrote Yang's Ten Important Points. | 8 |
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Source Details
1: Daniel Reid, Chi Gung
ISBN 0-684-82125-7
2: Thomas Cleary, Vitality, Energy, Spirit
ISBN 0-87773-519-0
3: Douglas Wile, T'ai Chi's Ancestors
ISBN 0-912059-04-4
4: Douglas Wile, Lost T'ai Chi Classics...
ISBN 0-7914-2653-X
5: Song Z.J., T'ai Chi Ch'uan (in german)
ISBN 3-492-03409-8
6: Yu Gongbao, Chinese Qigong Illustrated
ISBN 983-899-757-9
7: Victor H. Mair, Zhuangzi (in german)
ISBN 3-8105-1259-1
8: Lo/Inn/Amacker/Foe, The Essence of T'ai Chi Ch'uan
ISBN 0-913028-63-0
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