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Chen Village
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North of Song Shan runs the Yellow River. On the far bank lies the Chen family village.
History chenbing.org: origin-of-tai-chiWikipedia: Chen-style tai chi
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Chen Wangting commanded the county garrison. When the Ming fell in 1644, he came home.
History Wikipedia: Chen-style tai chiWikipedia: Chen Wangting
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The family tells that he joined his experience of war to the body's channels and daoyin.
History Wikipedia: Chen WangtingWikipedia: Chen-style tai chi
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Zhou Dunyi wrote: movement at its extreme becomes stillness; stillness moves again.
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In 2020 UNESCO inscribed taijiquan as heritage of humanity.
History ich.unesco.org: taijiquan-00424
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Today a master from São Paulo studies Chen style in this village.
Source: Pak Shao Lin and the master