Wu Jianquan

Wu Jianquan
Born吴鉴泉
12/26/1870
China
Died1942
StyleWu-style tai chi
Notable studentsWu Gongyi
Wu Gongzao
Wu Yinghua
Ma Yueliang
Cheng Wing Kwong
Wu Jianquan
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWú Jiànquán
Wade–GilesWu2 Chien4 ch'üan2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationNg4 Gaam3 Chyun4

Wu Jianquan (Chinese: 吴鉴泉; pinyin: Wú Jiànquán; Wade–Giles: Wu Chien-ch‘üan; 1870–1942) was a famous teacher and founder of the neijia martial art of Wu-style tai chi in late Imperial and early Republican China.[1]

  1. ^ Wile, Douglas (1995). Lost T'ai-chi Classics from the Late Ch'ing Dynasty (Chinese Philosophy and Culture). State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-2654-8.