Chen Qingping

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).

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Chen.
陳清平
Chen Qingping
Born1795
Chenjiagou, Henan, China
Died1868 (aged 72–73)
NationalityChinese
StyleChen-style taijiquan
(7th gen. Chen-style)
Zhaobao taijiquan
(7th gen. Zhaobao-style)
Notable relativesChen Youben,
Chen Changxing,
Chen Wangting
Notable studentsWu Yuxiang
Chen Qingping
Chinese陳清平
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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 linesDirect teacher-student.
Dot linesPartial influence
/taught informally
/limited time.		(王宗岳)
Wang Zongyue*
TAIJIQUAN
Dash linesIndividual(s) omitted.
Dash crossBranch 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
(张宗禹)
Zhang Zongyu
5th gen. Zhaobao
(陈有本)
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
(武禹襄)
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-STYLESUN-STYLE
(郑悟清)
Zheng Wuqing
1895–1984
10th gen. Zhaobao
Wudang-style
CHEN-STYLEYANG-STYLEWU-STYLESUN-STYLEWU (HAO)-STYLE

Notes

    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
    • Chenstyle.com - This resource guide to Chen and related styles has a description and short video of Zhaobao Jia.
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