Shao Lin Mei Hua Quan

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Mei hua zhuang is said to belong to the Kunlun school and together with Baguaquan (a style of no relation to the famous Baguazhang popular today) comprise the fundamental boxing styles of the Kunlun sect1. In many of the rural areas in which mei hua zhuang has been practiced for centuries, the founding of the sect is attributed to the mythological figure Yun Pan. Villagers often say Mei hua zhuang existed since the beginning and folk legends claim that its history extends to the Han dynasty.

Mei hua zhuang's oldest written records, genealogies and textual date to the records of 2nd generation master Zhang Sansheng. While these writings have been accurately dated by historians to 1588, the style itself is undoubtedly much older. Based on historical records, it is known that in 1588, Zhang Sansheng began his studies of mei hua zhuang publicly in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province. His student, Zou Hongyi, of the third generation, was born at the end of the Ming dynasty. By the 9th year of the Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong's reign, Zou Hongyi went north to teach martial arts and settled in Mazhuangqiao village in Pingxiang county, Hebei.