Chen Qingping
| 陳清平 Chen Qingping | |
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| Born | 1795 Chenjiagou, Henan, China |
| Died | 1868 (aged 72–73) |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Style | Chen-style taijiquan (7th gen. Chen-style) Zhaobao taijiquan (7th gen. Zhaobao-style) |
| Notable relatives | Chen Youben, Chen Changxing, Chen Wangting |
| Notable students | Wu Yuxiang |
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Chen Qingping or Ch'en Ch'ing-p'ing (1795–1868) was a 15th generation descendant and 7th generation master of the Chen Family. He was also the 7th generation successor of the Zhaobao style of Tai Chi. He was an influential martial artist and teacher of taijiquan (t'ai chi ch'uan).
He was married to a woman from the Zhaobao village, only a few miles north east of the Chen Village (Chenjiagou); the home of the Chen Family famous for their martial arts. He has also been said to have learned the small-frame Chen style developed by Chen Youben, but no evidence exists to support this assertion.
After moving to the Zhaobao Village, Chen Qingping learned Zhaobao taijiquan from Zhang Yan (张彦), who was the 6th generation master of the Zhaobao Tai Chi lineage. Due to the difficulty of mastering any one style of Tai Chi, and given the fact that Zhang Yan was said to have praised one of Chen Qingping's best students, He Zhaoyuan, it seems clear that Chen Qingping taught Zhaobao Tai Chi in more or less a pure form
His main disciple He Zhaoyuan passed on this art which later developed into He family Taijiquan. Another disciple, Li Jingyan, created the Hulei style Taijiquan by combining his art with other martial arts popular in the local area where he lived.
Chen Qingping is also credited as one of the teachers of Wu Yuxiang who later developed the Wu/Hao style taijiquan, sometimes referred to as the "Scholar-style of Taijiquan". Wu Yuxiang was recommended to Chen Qingping by Wu Yuxiang's primary teacher, Yang Luchan.
T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Zhaobao focus
Note:
- This lineage tree is not comprehensive, but depicts those considered the 'gate-keepers' & most recognised individuals in each generation of Zhaobao.
- Although many styles were passed down to respective descendants of the same family, the lineage focused on is that of Zhaobao & not necessarily that of a family.
- Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semi-legendary figures in the lineage; while their involvement in the lineage is accepted by most of the major schools, it is not independently verifiable from known historical records.
| Key: | NEIJIA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Solid lines | Direct teacher-student. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dot lines | Partial influence /taught informally /limited time. | Wang Zongyue* TAI CHI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dash lines | Individual(s) omitted. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dash cross | Branch continues. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHEN-STYLE | (蒋法) Jiang Fa Zhaobao-style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (邢喜怀) Xing Xihuai 2nd gen. Zhaobao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (陈正如) Chen Zhengru 3rd gen. Chen | (张楚臣) Zhang Chuchen 3rd gen. Zhaobao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (陈敬伯) Chen Jingbo 4th gen. Chen 4th gen. Zhaobao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Zongyu 5th gen. Zhaobao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Youben c. 19th century 6th gen. Chen Chen Small Frame | (张彦) Zhang Yan 6th gen. Zhaobao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| YANG-STYLE | (陈清萍) Chen Qingping 1795–1868 7th gen. Chen 7th gen. Zhaobao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wu Yuxiang 1812–1880 WU (HAO)-STYLE | (他招远) He Zhaoyuan 1810–1890 8th gen. Zhaobao Zhaobao He-style | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Li-style | (和庆喜) He Qingxi 1857–1936 9th gen. Zhaobao | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| WU-STYLE | SUN-STYLE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (宋蕴华) Song Yunhua 1949–2006 11th gen. Zhaobao | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CHEN-STYLE | YANG-STYLE | WU-STYLE | SUN-STYLE | WU (HAO)-STYLE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (April 2015) |
References
- Wile, Douglas Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the late Ch'ing Dynasty (1996) State University of New York Press, Albany. ISBN 0-7914-2653-X
External links
- Chenstyle.com - This resource guide to Chen and related styles has a description and short video of Zhaobao Jia.