History of Taichi's Development in Beijing

Taichi has a history of several hundred years withYangs' Taichi from the son of Mr. Yang Fukui and
many famous experts, and now it has developedtaught his son Jianquan. Again Jianquan changed it
into five main branches, such as Chens, Yangs,into a new system of Taichi. Since Jianquan used
Wus, Suns and so on. In fact, it originated fromthe family name of Wu later, so his Taichi was
Chenjiagou of Wen county, Henan province.called Wus' Taichi.
Mr Chen Changxing, 14th disciple of Chen's Taichi,Taichi was spreaded into Beijing in the age of
made a great contribution to the ancestral Taichi.Tongzhi emperor of Qing dynasty. At first, it was
He summarized concisely and innovatively the fivejust practiced by members of royal family. Then
sets of Taichi created by Mr Chen Wangting toit came into the citizens' life in 1913 as a sport
form a perfect system called "Laojia", whichwhen Mr. Yang Shaohou, Mr. Yang Chengfu and
includes 2 sets of Taichi. Additionally, he also brokeMr. Wu Jianquan were engaged in teaching Taichi
the rules that it was forbidden to teach Taichi toto the mass. From then on, Taichi started to be
someone who had a different family name topopular in the society and common people could
impart his kungfu to Mr. Yang Fukui (Yangbenefit from it. As many students were senior
Luchan). Then Mr. Yang taught Taichi in Beijingpeople who could not do some complicated
after he finished his study with Mr. Chenmovements like jumping, so Mr. Yang Chengfu
Changxing and gradually it was spreaded widelyand Wu Jianquan reduced all the complicated
and changed into a new system of Taichi, namedmovements and slowed down the speed of
as Yangs' Taichi.movements. As time went by, it has become
And then Mr. Quan You, a Manchu person, learnedmany people's daily exercise till now.