Master Chen Xiaowang
Master Chen Xiaowang and His Students
In order to commemorate the founder of the Chen-style T’ai chi, Grandmaster Chen
Wangting(1580–1660), as well as to meet the growing demand for T'ai chi exercise by
people who are concerned more about a healthy lifestyle, however, most of them are so
occupied with their work that they hardly have time for a full-version T'ai chi
exercise, Master Chen Xiaowang, the 19th generation lineage holder of the Chen-style T'ai chi, took great efforts to have composed the Nine-posture T'ai chi--a condensed form of the Chen-style, rendering it easier to practice without destroying the health benefits of the Chen-style. Since the creation of the Nine-posture T'ai chi,
our company has been authorised to be the sole promoter of the Nine-posture T'ai chi.
Combining Wufu Culture, corporation management, everyday life and social conduct as
well as traditional Chinese healthcare wisdom, Song Zifu, chairman of the board of
China Wufu Investment Group, developed a set of scientific applicable system based on
T'ai chi Wisdom--the Nine-posture T'ai chi Wisdom System. It consists of five parts,
including boxing version, business version, life version, network version and
healthcare version.
Profile of Master Chen Xiaowang:
Born in 1945, Master Chen Xiaowang is the 19th generation lineage holder of the
Chen-style Tai chi and one of the representatives of the National Intangible Cultural
Heritage inheritors. He was elected as representative of the Seventh National
People's Congress and member of the committee of the Seventh PPCC of Henan Province. He aslo serves as chairman of the Chen-Style T'ai chi Association, chairman of the Wushu Association of Henan Province, head of the Chen-style T'ai chi originated from
Chenjiagou, general president of the World Federation of Chen Xiaowang Chen-style
T'ai chi, honorary president of the China Wufu Elites Club. He created the
Nine-posture T'ai chi and has also participated in the shooting of a couple of films such as T'ai chi Shengong, Shengai, The Chen-style T'ai chi and others.
Master Chen founded the World Federation of Chen Xiaowang Chen-style T'ai chi, and
has established branches in over 30 countries and regions, promoting T'ai chi in
dozens of countries and hundreds of cities around the world. The number of his
foreign students has reached over than 30,000. He has also made great contributions
to enrich the study of T'ai chi through compiling and publishing books such as The
Chen-style T'ai Chi Passed Down by Generations, The Chen-style Thirty-eight-posture
T'ai Chi , and many theses on the Chen-style T'ai chi. In January 2013, Master Chen
Xiaowang, together with nine other famous persons and/or organizations, such as Yao
Ming, Mo Yan, the Confucius Institute and others, was elected by the Ministry of
Culture and CCTV as Ten Man of the Year for their tremendous contributions to the
promotion of Chinese culture.