Chen Qingping

Chen Qingping or Ch'en Ch'ing-p'ing was a 15th generation descendant and 7th generation master of the famed and considered to be an influential martial artist and teacher of Taijiquan.

It is said that because he was extremely poor, he was married to a woman from the Zhaobao village, only a few miles north east of the Chen Village ; the home of the Chen Family famous for their martial arts.

After moving to the Zhaobao Village 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 , by combining them with martial arts taught locally to his new home. Chen Qingping later became famous in his own right and taught many his newly developed style, then known as the New Frame, now known as 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 , 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.

Family tree

This family tree is not comprehensive.

LEGENDARY FIGURES
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Zhang Sanfeng*
circa 12th century

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Wang Zongyue*
T'AI CHI CH'?AN
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THE 5 MAJOR CLASSICAL FAMILY STYLES
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Chen Wangting
1600-1680 9th generation Chen

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Chen Changxing Chen Youben
1771-1853 14th generation Chen circa 1800s 14th generation Chen
Chen Old Frame Chen New Frame
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Yang Lu-ch'an Chen Qingping
1799-1872 1795-1868
Chen Small Frame, Zhao Bao Frame
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Yang Pan-hou Yang Chien-hou Wu Yu-hsiang
1837-1892 1839-1917 1812-1880
Yang Small Frame |
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Wu Ch'uan-yü Yang Shao-hou Yang Ch'eng-fu Li I-yü
1834-1902 1862-1930 1883-1936 1832-1892
| Yang Small Frame |
Wu Chien-ch'üan | Hao Wei-chen
1870-1942 Yang Shou-chung 1849-1920
1910-1985 |
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| Sun Lu-t'ang
Wu Kung-i 1861-1932
1900-1970
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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.