eral policies in recent years have resulted in the resurgence of some, such as
the original Chen style of taijiquan.
Stanley E. Henning
See alsoAnimal and Imitative Systems in Chinese Martial Arts; Baguazhang
(Pa Kua Ch’uan); Boxing, Chinese; Boxing, Chinese Shaolin Styles; Kung
Fu/Gung Fu/Gongfu; Medicine, Traditional Chinese; Religion and Spiri-
tual Development: China; Taijiquan (Tai Chi Ch’uan); Women in the
Martial Arts: China; Wrestling and Grappling: China; Written Texts:
China; Xingyiquan (Hsing I Ch’uan); Yongchun (Wing Chun)
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