Here you will find the most comprehensive overview of Classical &

Contemporary Fujian Quanfa Masters & their styles. It was originally compiled
by the Fuzhou Wushu Association and full acknowledgement is given here:
Zhang Dou, male, from Minhou [County], Fujian. Famous Ming Dynasty general. He started practicing
the martial arts [wu] when he was a child and was extremely skillful in his youth. After earning the title
Jinshi [one who passed the highest imperial examination], he became a provincial official [Qisheng
Jinglue Shi]. He was killed by treacherous court officials. He was later buried in an imperial funeral
[jintouyu; "gold head funeral"] after the wrong was righted.
Song Hong Tu, also called Yaoxuan, nicknamed "Jin Anmu," male, (1849-1929), from Jiangkou Village,
Minhou, Fujian. He won first place in the Jinshi examination (for martial arts) in 1876. He studied at a
private school in the beginning, but when he [Song] was 20, his cousin, Song Taisheng, invited a martial
arts teacher from Yongtai to pass on his wushu. From then on, he practiced martial arts day and night
and gradually and rapidly his skill went higher. His teacher devoted himself to teaching after finding
suitable qualities and abilities [in Song]. Only a few years later, Song Hongtu improved his skill so much
that he could wield a broadsword [da dao] that weighed 180 jin [90 kilograms or 40.9 pounds] like
snowflakes dancing in the air. In 1873, he took part in the national wushu examination and won second
place [yayuan]. From then on, he not only did wushu exercises harder than before, he also studied
military strategy and tactics to continue taking the capital examination. In 1876, Song Hongtu went to
Beijing and took the national examination. After being selected a candidate in the highest imperial
examination, he had the qualifications to take part in the final imperial examination [dian shi] presided
over by the emperor. During the final examination, in addition to the emperor and the two dowager
empresses behind the screen, the hall was full of high-ranking officials. Song Hongtu skillfully
brandished the broadsword in the center of the hall, showing his high and deep martial arts skill.
Suddenly, he accidentally dropped his sword, but he hit on a way out of the predicament. He used his
right foot to pick up the sword and held it with his hands, and then continued with his routine. Without
exception, the high-ranking civil and military officials highly praised his superb wushu skills. Therefore,
he was given the Wuzhang Yuan rank [first place in the imperial wushu examination]. The chief
examiner even asked him: "What is the name of the form you just performed?" Suddenly finding a good
answer, he [Song] said: "Kuixing Cidou" [this is a classical Chinese term that means something like "a
god creating a constellation"]. In that year, he was only 28 years old and became an imperial bodyguard.
Later, he was chosen to be a provincial military officer in Guangdong. However, before he left for his
post he died of dysentery, when he was only 30 years old.
Xie Zhong Xiang, [also called] "Rusi" (July 1852-February 1930), male, [from] Changle, Fujian. In his
early years, he followed "Pan Yuba" to study Whooping [or Singing] Crane Boxing [Ming He Quan]. In
1883, he set up a martial arts center and started to receive students and pass on wushu to them. His
boxing [quan fa] has his own special unique characteristics. He was a first generation master [shi] of
Whooping Crane Boxing. Many believe that Xie was the teacher of Higashionna Kanryo and other turn-
of-the-century Okinawans.
Zhang Chang He (September 1859-December 1933) male, [from] Fuzhou. In his early years, he
studied Leaping Crane [Zong He] Boxing from the famous teacher, Fang Shipei; later, he studied
Monkey Boxing [Hou Fa] under Li Jinqi of Guangzhou, Chicken Boxing [Ji Fa; also Cock or Rooster
Boxing] under "Yi Hong" of Gutian, 5 Collisions [Wuzhuang] Boxing from Wen Yan of Xinhua (Putian).
He set up wushu centers the Fuzhou districts of Sanbao, Dongmen, Xindian, Chating, etc.; and passed
on his wushu to his student, "Cha Tinghe." He was one of three famous boxers in Fuzhou. His primary
students were Zhang Zubing, Fang Liying, Chen Shitian, etc.
Cui Da Nian, called Bo Shen (March 1868-March 1933), male, [from] Minhou, Fujian. He liked the
martial arts when he was young and studied Plum Blossom [Mei Hua] and Monkey Boxing from his
brother. He then s studied 2-Ways Dragon [Er Lu Long] Boxing from Ya Qixiang of Shanyan Village,
Gutian [County]. When the Republic [of China] was founded [1911], he set up a martial arts center in
Fuzhou to teach. He wrote a book that was an important guide to Dragon Boxing and Chinese medicine
for his grandchild, Cui Zhongxian. The book was shown at the 1986 National Martial Arts [Wushu]
Tournament and is of some value to academia.
Fan A Zhuang (1875-1940), male, [from] Putian, Fujian. He was a famous Crane Boxing teacher. In
1911, he was invited to be the martial arts [guoshu] teacher in the Fujian Sports School [where he
taught] for many years. In 1929, he was a judge at the Third United Sports Tournament of Fujian.
Zhou Zi He, [called] Yong Kuang, also called Xunshan Daozhe, (August 1874-April 1926), male, [from]
Minhou, Fujian. He was a civil boxing teacher. He studied martial arts under Li Zhaobei and Ke Xidi. He
was good at many kinds of wushu. He practiced Crane Boxing, Tiger Boxing, Hard [Ying] [Qi] Gong,
Internal [Nei] [Qi] Gong, etc. He had many students and was very famous. His excellent students were
Pu Pu, Jin Shitian, Wang Didi, Zhou Zhengqun, the Japanese Uechi Kanbun [Shangdi Wanwen], etc.
In 1984, Uechi Kanbun's son Uechi Kanei[Shangdi Wanyin], who was the chairman of the Japanese
Uechi Ryu Karate [Shangdi Liu Kong] Association, led his members to look for their forefathers in
Fuzhou, and recognized that Zhou Zihe was the founder of their school. Now, his former residence has
been repaired and opened. Mr. Zhou Zihe not only was good at wushu, but he was also good at poetry
and writing, especially in drawing tigers.
Gao Lian Sheng, also known as Ju Bi (November 1874 to October 1960), male, [from] Changle, Fujian.
He studied Golden Lion [Jinshi] Boxing from Qiu Jinmin in 1888. In 1892, he studied Eating Crane [Shi
He; also called Feeding Crane] Boxing from Chen Yijin. In 1911, he studied Ground Dog Boxing Method
[Di Shu Quan Fa] from Han Xin. His son, Gao Yushan, had said that he had been an advance guard
for General Shun Daoren in the Qing Dynasty army in Fujian in 1895. From 1906 to 1919, he ran a
wushu center to pass on the martial arts. He won the first prize in the 1933 Minhou County wushu
tournament; he won fourth place in the 1934 Fujian Provincial wushu tournament; in 1952, he won the
first prize Fujian's First People's Athletic Meeting. His major students were his son, Gao Yushan, and
Lin Guohai and Liu Zhengfang.
Chen Qi Zhou (1878-1951), male, [from] Fuzhou. At various times he studied under many famous Taiji
teachers, like Yang Chunpu, Liu Chaichen, Sun Lutang, Wu Jianquan, Yang Shaohou, etc., at the
Beiping [Beijing] Physical Education Center and the Xingjian Association. After studying hard for several
years, he knew many kinds of wushu, especially 8 Plate Palms [Bapanzhang] and Xingyi Canshang
Tang Dynasty Boxing. He formed his own characteristics that make up Bei Chang Nan Duan [long in
the north, short in the south] boxing theory. Mr. Chen was good at writing and medicine. He taught in
the Fuzhou All Girls Middle School and the Yinghua School of Classical Learning [shuyuan] in the 16th
year of the Republic [1927]. From the founding of the People's Republic of China [PRC] [1949], he was
head of the Fujian Medical Research Institute. He wrote book, "Orthodox Taiji [Taiji Zhengzong]."
Wang Ding, also called Wang Xialian (October 1882-October 1985), male, [from] Fuzhou. He started
Plum Blossom Boxing under his father when he was eight years old. In 1928, he entered the Central
Martial Arts School [Zhongyang Guoshu Guan] in Nanjing to study. After graduation, he returned to
Fujian and became a wushu teacher for the 19th Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army and
a wushu coach in a middle school. He created "Top-Rated [Shang Cheng] Plum Blossom Boxing" by
combining [his father's Mei Hua Boxing] with Southern-Northern Boxing [Nan Bei Quan]. After the PRC's
founding, he joined the martial arts action many times. He became a committee member of the Fujian
Wushu League and an advisor to the Fuzhou Wushu League in 1983. In 1985, he became a vice
chairman of the Fuzhou Wushu Center. He is an important representative of Shang Sheng Mei Hua
Boxing.
Wang Yu Qi (Sep 1883-May 1962), male, [from] Fuzhou. When he was a youth, he studied Crane
Boxing under his uncle. He followed Yun Yishan to study Monk [Luohan; also called Arhat] Boxing for
five years when he was young. In his middle years, he was a manager of Fuzhou No. 2 Middle School
and taught the students martial arts.
He was the chief judge of the Fujian Wushu Center. In 1933, he was invited to attend the Nanjing
National Wushu Tournament. He was a committee member of the Fuzhou Political Association and
chief judge. He and Wan Laisheng were Fujian's representatives at the 1957 National Wushu
Tournament.
Xiao Shuo De (1883-1941), male, [from] Fujian. He was one of the main figures of Whooping Crane
Boxing. He studied Whooping Crane Boxing from Xie Chongxiang and helped teach the students for
20 years. After Xie Chongxiang died, he [Xiao] continued teaching for 13 years. His major students
were Yan Shengfan, Yu Baoyan, Xie Pinguang, Li Yinjian, Lin Chunshui, Lin Yikai, Chen Huodi, and
Hong Yukai, etc.
Zhou Zhen Qun (1885-1967), male, [from] Minhou, Fujian. He studied wushu under Zhou Zihe and set
up his own wushu class when he was 20 years old. His main types of boxing were Crane Boxing,
Women's [Nuren] Boxing, and Golden Lion Boxing, etc.
Chen Bao Jing, also called Er Di (1888-1950), male, [from] Fujian. He is one of the main figures of
Whooping Crane Boxing. He studied Whooping Crane Boxing under Xie Chongxiang and helped teach
[Xie's] students for 12 years. He taught at his own wushu school for 15 years. His main students were
Yu Zhihang, Li Yinjian, Lin Xinchou, Lin Wangchou, Hong Dingsheng, and Zheng Lishang.
Huang Ren Wu (1893-1900), male, [from] Fuzhou. In 1932, he entered the Shanghai Martial Arts
Center [guoshu guan] to practice Wu Style Taijiquan from Wu Jianquan. He won a trophy at the Seventh
Shanghai Wushu Center Tournament. In 1937, he took part in the Fuzhou Martial Arts Tournament and
won first place in men's Neigong Boxing. From 1940 to 1946 he ran a Chinese wushu research society
at the Chishifan Tea Factory in Congan, Fujian. He wrote a Taijiquan handbook. His main student was
Li Fenke.
Liu Bao Tang (July 1896-August 1982), male, [from] Changle, Fujian. In his early years, he studied
Tiger Boxing under the famous boxing teacher Zhou Zihe's student, Jin Shitian. In 1942, he attended
the Taiwan tournament. In 1965, he joined the Fuzhou Martial Arts Association. He is one of the main
figures of Fuzhou Tiger Boxing.
Wu Fu Guan (November 1897-March 1976), male, [from] Fuzhou. He studied Crane Boxing from his
teacher, "Ci Yu," in his early years; he studied Whooping Crane Boxing under Xie Chongxiang when
he was 21 years old. He was invited to teach in Hong Kong in 1948 for one year. He taught wushu for
many years.
Chen Shi Ding, also called "Ma Huo" (1898-1975), male, [from] Fuzhou. He studied Whooping Crane
[He Ming] Boxing under Xie Chongxiang for five years starting when he was 18 years old. He then set
up class to teach. He had many students. His main student was Huang Xinxian and others.
Chen Shi Tian (May 1900-December 1983), male, [from] Fuzhou. He studied Crane Boxing under
masters Zhang Changhe, Chen Shuiguan, and Wang Shaonian when he was young. He then studied
Monkey Boxing under Wang Sipin and Tiger Boxing from boxing master Gu Tian. He was good at
Monkey Boxing, Chicken Boxing, and Fish Boxing [Yu Zhuang]. He set up wushu class and was invited
to participate in martial arts exhibitions many times.
Shi Yi Feng (1900-1974), male, [from] Fuzhou. He studied Ground [Di Shu] Boxing under Han Xin, who
was a Wujinshi [someone who passed the highest imperial examination in martial arts] in the Qing
Dynasty. In 1929, he took part in the Hangzhou Martial Arts Contest and demonstrated Ground Boxing
sparring [Duilian].
He Guo Hua, nicknamed "Fei Leishi," (March 1902-October 1979), male, [from] Fuqing, Fujian. At the
Qiang Incense Store [Xiang Dian], he studied "Incense Store Method" (also called Southern-Northern
Shaolin Luohan Boxing) when he was young.
After returning to Fuzhou, he followed "Jin Lunsi" and "Pei Guansi" to practice "Scholar [Ru; also called
Confucian], Fish, Chicken, and Dog Boxing," etc. From 1912 to 1949, he was the wushu coach for and
a bodyguard in the 19th Army in Nanping [Nanjing]. After the PRC's founding, he worked at the
Traumatology Department and passed on his wushu to his students. His major students were Chen
Jianzhong, Lin Binwen, Tu Jiqin, Lu Rong, and Zhen Jianmin, etc.
Fang Li Gui (May 1902-Nov 1980), male, [from] Fuzhou. He worked at the "Qiang Incense Store" since
his childhood. He studied "Incense Store Method," also called "Nan Bei Shaolin Luohan Boxing," from
master Jin Tong. His major students were Xu Xinbo, Ye Mingu, Wang Zhuguo, and Jin Jinfu, etc.
Zhang Zu Bing (November 1902-November 1984), male, [from] Fuzhou. He started studying Crane
Boxing under his uncle, Zhang Changhe, when he was 13 years old. When he was 18, he graduated
and set up a wushu class. He was a bodyguard for the Fuzhou Art and Literature Theater. He then
studied under "A Fensi," who was the famous Leaping Crane Boxing teacher of Fang Shipei's son, for
advanced studies in the Crane Way [He Fa]. He studied Shaolin Boxing at the Liyan [Buddhist] Temple
in Beilin.
Lin Chuan Wu, (1905-1985), male, [from] Minhou, Fujian. He studied Sleeping Crane [Su He] Boxing
in his early years under monk Guqin at Stone Gate Temple [Shimensi] on Yuhu Mountain, Linjiang
County. In 1937, he formed the Fujian Chinese Guoshu Research Association and was the coach. His
major student was Wu Jiaqi. He is one of the important representatives of Sleeping Crane Boxing in
Fuzhou.
Zeng Jian Chun (1906-1960), male, [from] Gutian, Fujian. He was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In
the beginning of the 1930s, he was a member of the Kuala Lumpur Chinese Wushu Sports Association
and was a Chinese wushu coach. He taught Bagua and Taijiquan, etc. Afterwards, he came to Fuzhou
to teach.
Lin Sui, also called Qiu Jin (July 1907-August 1986), male, [from] Fuzhou. He learned Taijiquan and
sword from Yang Jianhou in 1921. In 1922, he studied Baguazhang under Wu Junshan at the Nanjing
Guoshu Guan; in 1926, he studied Shaolin Boxing under Gu Ruzhan in Guangzhou. He was a Taijiquan
and Shaolin Boxing coach in Nanjing, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guangzhou, and Jiujiang, and then taught
Taijiquan and Baguazhang in Henan Province and Fuzhou city. He wrote the book, "Orthodox
Baguazhang," in 1987.
Li Yin Jian, male, (June 1909-May 1991), [from] Fuzhou. The old adviser of Fuzhou Whooping Crane
Boxing Research Association and head of the Crane's Age [He Ling] Boxing Association. He studied
Whooping Crane Boxing and staff, rake [liu], [bamboo] shoulder carrying pole [biandan], hoe, and some
long and short weapons under Chen Baojing ("Er Di Si"). His major students were Jin Jinfu, Chen
Hanxiong, Shan Qibo, Chen Shiyang, etc.
Chen Dong Guan, his previous name was Chen Yaocen, also called Tianyi (1913-1979), male, [from]
Minhou, Fujian. He studied Shaolin Luohan Men from Yongtai "Pu Linshi" when he was 12 years old.
He also studied Chicken, Monkey, Tiger, and Crane Boxing. He won a prize in the 1932 Fujian Wushu
Contest. He also won the prizes at the 1957, 1960, and 1962 Fujian Wushu Exhibitions. In 1963, he
took part in the Spring Festival Wushu Exhibition in Fuzhou, and he performed Shaolin staff and
Taijiquan. He was one of the important figures of Fuzhou Luohan Boxing.
Zheng Ren Xiang, also called "Zhu Zhaichan" (October 1919-December 1986), male, [from] Fuzhou.
He studied Leaping Crane Boxing from "Zhu Zhaier" in 1934. In 1939, he went to Taiwan with his
teacher to teach. In 1960, he studied Leaping Crane Boxing under Fan Meiyuan in Fuqin. He was the
adviser to the Fuzhou Suburban Wushu Association. He was one of the important figures in Fuzhou
Leaping Crane Boxing.
Lin Shu, also called Qin Nan, nicknamed Wei Lu, also called Ren Hongsheng. He could do Literary
[wen] Boxing and 8 Immortals Palms [Baxianzhang]. He wrote the book, "Martial Arts Summary
[Quanshu Jiyao]." He became a Juren [successful candidate in the imperial examinations at the
provincial level in the Ming and Qing Dynasties] in the same period as the famous Crane Boxing master
Fang Sipei, and they were good friends. He was not only good at writing articles but also good at wushu.
He was very generous, forthright, and equitable. He was very well known at home and abroad for his
articles and paintings, especially his translations of famous Western works, such as "La dame aux
camilas," "Robinson Crusoe," "Black Slave" ["Heinu"; a drama adapted from "Uncle Tom's Cabin"]. He
is better known for his literature than his wushu.
Zheng Duan Ren, a Fierce Hand [Liao Shou] Boxing teacher. A famous wushu figure, his boxing was
so devastating that nobody dared attack him. His boxing has 97 steps, all are practical and not flowery.
His movement was very swift and violent, dexterous and changeable, and his martial arts could attack
and defend very well. When he practiced martial arts, he always hit the opponent before he realized it.
His wushu was like Taijiquan, which drew [the opponent] and dropped empty [ling jing luo kong], but
immediately passed through and attacked the opponent's arms, then revolved like a spiral, coiling like
wrapped silk, and then struck into the vital part of the opponent's breast. Old master [laoshi] A Zhuang
taught him. However, it is unfortunate that Fierce Boxing has not been passed on.
Da Zhi, a Zen [Chan] master. He was a wushu monk at Gushan Temple in Fuzhou. He was good at
Little Hiding Tiger [Xiao Fu Hu], Du Men Ji, Wind Touch Palms [Fengmozhang], and Pinching-Hanging
6-Elbow Positions [Qiadiao Liuzhuo] Boxing; all of these boxing styles are practical. He could also do
Intercepting Qi Capturing/Grappling Skills [Jieqi Qinna Shugong], could climb up the walls, and cross a
pond with just a stick. His life was very simple and he was not wont to reveal his martial arts. He knew
medicine and could heal.
Han Xing Guo, during the Emperor Guangxu period [1875-1908], he was an imperial bodyguard for
Emperor Guangxu. He rendered great service and was granted the title Wujinshi. He was not only good
at Ground Dog Boxing, Green Swallow [Yan Qing] Boxing, and 3 Powers-6 Steps Boxing [Sancai Liubu
Shou], but also Spring-Autumn [Chunqiu] broadsword, Flowing Stars [Liuxing] hammer, 5 Tigers [Wuhu]
rake, and other such implements as these. After he returned to his hometown, he was invited to teach
boxing at Mawei school, Fuzhou Wushishan Normal College, and Fuzhou No. 1 Middle School. Mr. Han
was not tall, had a thick back, and walked like a tiger.

He often smiled, but when he was angry, his eyes turned big and round. He was very strong and steady,
like a mountain, and was as well known throughout the world as Mr. Zhou Zihe. At that time, when
people talked about martial arts figures, they liked to call Mr. Zhou Zihe "Broad [Kuan Kuan]" and Mr.
Han "Big Head [Da Touzhe]."
Chen Yi Jiu, male, born in 1902, [from] Fuzhou. Provincial wushu association member, head of the city
wushu consultative committee. He liked wushu very much in his childhood and studied Thai [Tai],
Drunken [Zui], Monkey, and Dragon Form [Longxing] Boxing, etc. Then he studied Dog [Gou] Boxing
(Shaolin Dishu Quanfa), under Chen Ayin; he [Chen] was called "Iron Feet [Tiejiao] Jiusi." He lived in
Singapore in his early years; he set up a wushu school there, at which he was the head instructor. In
1979, he was the Fujian deputy participating in the First National Wushu Exchange Tournament and
won a prize. In 1986, he visited Japan with the Fuzhou wushu delegation.