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Chen Changxing
Chen Changxing
Traditional Chinese	陳長興
Simplified Chinese	陈长兴
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Chángxīng
Wade–Giles	Ch'en Chang-hsing

Chen Changxing
陈长兴
Chen Changxing; 陈长兴
Born	1771; Chen Village, Henan, China
Died	1853 (aged 81–82)
Nationality	Chinese
Style	Chen-style tai chi; (6th generation)
Other information
Notable relatives	Chen Youben,; Chen Wangting
Notable students	Yang Luchan,; Chen Gengyun (陈耕耘)

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Chen Changxing (Chinese: 陳長興; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Chang-hsing; 1771–1853) was a tai chi master belonging to the 6th generation of Chen-style tai chi. He is most famous as the teacher of Yang Luchan, but there is much disagreement over which style of martial art Chen actually taught Yang Luchan.

Some schools of thought suggest that Chen Changxing was a maverick who practiced and taught a style of martial art that was not part of the Chen family martial arts tradition, and that was passed to him either directly or indirectly from a tai chi master known as Jiang Fa. Some other schools of thought suggest that Chen Changxing re-worked two or more of the traditional Chen family routines into his own style and then taught it to Yang Luchan and others. Both schools successfully explain why the tai chi that Yang Luchan's descendants now practice is substantially different from the modern Chen routines, but neither theory can be completely substantiated and thus much controversy remains. At the same time, the members of the Chen clan believe that not much changed in Chen tai chi from the times preceding Chen Changxing, nor after him besides, perhaps, the sequence of the movements and their grouping in to the forms. The differences between Chen tai chi and other big styles are mostly attributed to the independent development of non-Chen styles in the modern and pre-modern eras. The visual representation of the Sun style, for instance, looks strikingly different from the Yang style, which in its turn mirrors the Chen style to a high degree, both in the appearance and movements names.

Chen Changxing is said to have been of an irreverent character and was given the nickname "Mr Ancestral Tablet" due to the directness of his posture. In "The Genealogy of the Chen Family" he is noted as a martial arts instructor, but the detail of the style he taught is not present.

Tai chi lineage tree with Chen-style focus

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-'''Chen Changxing''' or '''Ch'en Chang-hsing''' (1771–1853) was a 14th generation descendant and 6th generation master of the [[Chen-style taijiquan|Chen Family]] and was an influential martial artist and teacher of [[taijiquan]] (t'ai chi ch'uan).
+'''Chen Changxing''' ({{lang-zh|c=陳長興|w=Ch'en Chang-hsing}}; 1771–1853) was a [[tai chi]] master belonging to the 6th generation of  [[Chen-style tai chi]]. He is most famous as the teacher of [[Yang Luchan]], but there is much disagreement over which style of martial art Chen actually taught Yang Luchan.
+Some schools of thought suggest that Chen Changxing was a maverick who practiced and taught a style of martial art that was not part of the Chen family martial arts tradition, and that was passed to him either directly or indirectly from a tai chi master known as [[Jiang Fa]]. Some other schools of thought suggest that Chen Changxing re-worked two or more of the traditional Chen family routines into his own style and then taught it to Yang Luchan and others. Both schools successfully explain why the tai chi that Yang Luchan's descendants now practice is substantially different from the modern Chen routines, but neither theory can be completely substantiated and thus much controversy remains. At the same time, the members of the Chen clan believe that not much changed in Chen tai chi from the times preceding Chen Changxing, nor after him besides, perhaps, the sequence of the movements and their grouping in to the forms. The differences between Chen tai chi and other big styles are mostly attributed to the independent development of non-Chen styles in the modern and pre-modern eras. The visual representation of the Sun style, for instance, looks strikingly different from the Yang style, which in its turn mirrors the Chen style to a high degree, both in the appearance and movements names.
-Chen Changxing is a slightly mysterious character and much controversy surrounds him. He is most known as the teacher of the great taijiquan master [[Yang Luchan]], but there is much disagreement over which style of martial art Chen Changxing actually taught to the family outsider.
+Chen Changxing is said to have been of an irreverent character and was given the nickname "Mr Ancestral Tablet" due to the directness of his posture. In "The Genealogy of the Chen Family" he is noted as a martial arts instructor, but the detail of the style he taught is not present.
-Some schools of thought suggest that Chen Changxing was a maverick who practiced and taught a style of martial art that was not part of the Chen Family martial arts tradition, and that was passed to him either directly or indirectly from a taijiquan master known as [[Jiang Fa]]. Other schools of thought suggest that Chen Changxing re-worked two or more of the traditional Chen Family routines into his own style and then taught it to Yang Luchan and others. Both schools successfully explain why the taijiquan that Yang Luchan's descendants now practice is substantially different from the modern Chen routines, but neither theory can be completely substantiated and thus much controversy remains.
+==Tai chi lineage tree with Chen-style focus==
-Chen Changxing is said to have been of an irreverent character and was given the nickname "Mr Ancestral Tablet" due to the directness of his posture. In the "The Genealogy of the Chen Family" he is noted as a martial arts instructor, but the detail of the style he taught is not present.
+{{Chen-style tai chi lineage}}
+==External links==
-== T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Chen-style focus ==
-<!--PLEASE DON'T UNLINK ANY NAMES IN THE TREE. THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT FIGURES & IT IS A CHALLENGE TO WIKI EDITORS TO MAKE THE RESPECTIVE PAGES. ~User:InferKNOX -->
-<small>''Note:''
-*''This lineage tree is not comprehensive, but depicts those considered the 'gate-keepers' & most recognised individuals in each generation of Chen-style.''
-*''Although many styles were passed down to respective descendants of the same family, the lineage focused on is that of the Chen style & not necessarily that of the family.''
-*''Names denoted by an asterisk are [[legend]]ary or semi-legendary figures in the lineage; while their involvement in the lineage is accepted by most of the major schools, it is not independently verifiable from known historical records.''</small>
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-== External links ==
 * [http://www.chenstyle.com Chenstyle.com]
-* [http://www.chenxiaowang.com/restoration.html Chen Changxing Restoration Project]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100611090116/http://www.chenxiaowang.com/restoration.html Chen Changxing Restoration Project]
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Chen, Changxing
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1771
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Chen-style t'ai chi ch'uan#Chen Village (Chenjiagou)|Chenjiagou]], [[Henan]], [[China]]
-| DATE OF DEATH     = 1853
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Changxing}}
 [[Category:1771 births]]
 [[Category:1853 deaths]]
-[[Category:Chinese Tai Chi Chuan practitioners]]
+[[Category:Chinese tai chi practitioners]]
 [[Category:People from Jiaozuo]]
 [[Category:Sportspeople from Henan]]