| 陳清平 Chen Qingping |
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| Born | 1795 |
| Died | 1868 |
| Style | Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan |
| Notable students | Wu Yu-hsiang |
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Chen Qingping or Ch'en Ch'ing-p'ing (陳清平; 1795 - 1868) was a 15th generation descendant and 7th generation master of the famed Chen Family and considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of taijiquan (t'ai chi ch'uan).
It is said that 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.
After moving to the Zhaobao Village, Chen Qingping learned Zhaobao taijiquan from Zhang Yan (张彦). It is said that he continued to develop the martial arts that were taught to him by a family elder Chen Youben (陳有本) (credited as the creator of the Chen Style Small Frame) alongside Zhaobao taijiquan. Chen Qingping later became famous in his own right and taught many Zhaobao taijiquan.
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, along with being credited with being a major influence in the development of the Zhaobao style, 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 is said to have been recommended to Chen Qingping by Wu Yuxiang's primary teacher, Yang Luchan.
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LEGENDARY FIGURES | Zhang Sanfeng* circa 12th century NEIJIA | Wang Zongyue* T'AI CHI CH'ÜAN +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | The 5 Common Styles Zhaobao Taiji Jiang Fa (蒋发) Chen Wangting | 1600-1680 9th generation Chen Xing Xihuai (邢希怀) CHEN STYLE | Zhang Cu-Chen (张楚臣) | | Chen Jingbo (陈敬伯) Chen Changxing Chen Youben | 1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen Zhang Zong-yu (张宗禹) Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame, Chen Small Frame | | | Zhang Yan (张彦) | Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping (陈清平) 1799-1872 1795-1868 YANG STYLE | | | He Zhaoyuan (和兆元) +---------------------------------+-----------------------------+ | | | | | | He Qingxi (和庆喜) Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang | 1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880 Zheng Wuqing (郑悟清) Yang Small Frame | WU/HAO STYLE | +-----------------+ | | | | | Wu Ch'uan-yu Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yu 1834-1902 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892 | Yang Small Frame Yang Big Frame | Wu Chien-ch'uan | Hao Wei-chen 1870-1942 Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920 WU STYLE 1910-1985 | 108 Form | | Sun Lu-t'ang Wu Kung-i 1861-1932 1900-1970 SUN STYLE | | Wu Ta-kuei Sun Hsing-i 1923-1970 1891-1929
Notes to Family tree table
Names denoted by an asterisk are legendary or semilegendary figures in the lineage, which means their involvement in the lineage, while accepted by most of the major schools, isn't independently verifiable from known historical records.