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Wu Zhaoji (吳兆基) also known as Xiangquan, was born in Hunan in 1908, China. At the age of 4, his family moved to Suzhou, where he lived the rest of his life until his death in 1997.
Raised in a musical family, he learned the guqin from his father, and in 1921 became a student of Wu Jinyang.
From a young age, he enjoyed sports and martial arts. In 1928 he began studying the Yang Style of Tai-chi with Chen Weiming.
One year later, he became a student of Li Shangyuan, who is a student of Hao Weizeng a descendent of the Wu (Martial) Style Taichi family. After many years of study he created his own style of tai-chi based on Daoism.
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Wu Zhaoji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES |
Xiangquan |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION |
Created a style of tai-chi |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH |
Hunan, China |
| DATE OF DEATH |
1997 |
| PLACE OF DEATH |
Suzhou, China |
