Qingfengzi, Dean of China Wudang Mountain Wudao Kung Fu Academy

Qingfengzi, styled as Weihua, Yuchen, and Gaorui, is a native of Yichang, Hubei Province. He is the 16th-generation inheritor of the Wudang Xuanwu Sect, a major inheritor of Wudang Wushu, a national intangible cultural heritage, and a world champion of Tai Chi. He entered Wudang Mountain, a fairy mountain, to practice martial arts and Taoism since childhood, under the tutelage of Taoist Tian Liyang, a senior Taoist of Wudang. He is good at Wudang Tai Chi, Xingyi Quan, Bagua Zhang, Wudang Sword, and various exotic weapons of the Wudang Sect, and he is especially outstanding in Wudang Neijia unique skills, Wudang Five Elements Internal Skill (also known as Erzhi Xuan Gong standing on two fingers), and Tizong Shu (commonly known as Qinggong or acrobatic jumping).
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He currently serves as Dean of Wudang Mountain Wudao Kung Fu Academy, Dean of Yidu Wudao Kung Fu Academy, President of Yidu Wushu Association of Hubei, Abbot of Yidu Changqing Guan, President of Yidu Taoist Association, Director of Beijing Wudang Hall, Head of China Unique Skill Art Troupe, President of Beijing Branch of Wudang Wushu Association, and Standing Director of the Council of China Tai Chi Culture International Exchange Center.
Experience of Seeking Kungfu and Enlightenment
He started practicing martial arts in his childhood, experienced all kinds of human life, and went through countless hardships, finally achieving enlightenment. Chinese martial arts have a long history and numerous schools, among which Shaolin and Wudang are the most prestigious and orthodox schools in the martial arts circle, with an orderly inheritance and a clear origin. Qingfengzi entered the fairy mountain and the prestigious school since childhood, learned from the grandmaster and obtained the true knowledge, enjoyed practicing hard, achieved enlightenment and understood the great Tao. Although it has only been a few years, the demeanor of a martial arts master is already emerging! In his youth, together with the elite disciples of the Shaolin Sect, he followed the national leaders to visit all over the world to spread Chinese martial arts.
He made up his mind in his youth, tied his fate to the top of Wudang Mountain, and studied Tai Chi; in his youth, he had a thorough understanding, possessed peerless unique skills, and spread Wudao culture. He has the innate wisdom for practicing martial arts, the good fate to join a prestigious school, the firm will like a rock, and the spirit of hard practice. He is a direct inheritor of the Wudang Xuanwu Sect and a master of Tai Chi true skills. He takes helping the poor and suffering as his mission, carrying forward traditional culture as his ideal, engaging in public welfare undertakings as his duty, and spreading Chinese martial arts as his honor. He actively dedicates himself to public welfare undertakings with silent great love and takes the initiative to assume social responsibilities. He is a rising star of Chinese martial arts and an enthusiastic messenger of Wudang culture.
Since ancient times, the Wudang Sect has had strict rules, and its kung fu has been kept secret. However, Qingfengzi has always been persistent, learned modestly, and passed the tests of his master for a long time. With his good foundation, he finally obtained the true knowledge from his master. Influenced by the Taoist culture in Wudang Mountain, he developed a strong interest in the traditional culture of Wudang Mountain, and tirelessly learned from the old Taoist priests, making greater breakthroughs and improvements in martial ethics and kung fu skills. Based on his love for Wudang culture and Wudang Neijia Kung Fu, Qingfengzi regards carrying forward Wudang Wushu and spreading Wudang Wushu to the world as his own responsibility. He has participated in the International Wudang Wushu Festival and represented the Wudang Sect in visiting Europe, South Asia, South Korea, Japan and other countries. His Bagua Xiaoyao Zhang is as smooth as flowing clouds and water, which is amazing.
In his spare time from practicing martial arts, Qingfengzi likes reading and calligraphy. Because he loves calligraphy and never stops practicing, his calligraphy is like the pine trees on Huangshan Mountain, smooth and flowing, containing the emptiness, remoteness and calmness of Taoists Lao Zhuang, as well as the perseverance, courage and enterprising spirit of his own character. Just as the saying goes, “the writing mirrors the writer”, Qingfengzi is just like his calligraphy, calm and wise, as good as water, benefiting all things without striving.
Wushu Honors
•2000: Champion of the 52kg class in the first Shiyan Water Arena Competition
•2000: Champion of the 48kg class in the Sanda Arena Competition of Wudang Mountain Wudang Quan International Exchange Conference
•2001: Champion of the 52kg class in the Sanda Arena Competition of Wudang Mountain Wudang Quan International Exchange Conference
•2003: Gold Award for Erzhi Xuan Gong in Central China Tourism Expo
•2007:Ring Champion of Taiyi Five Elements Quan in CCTV’s Wulin Conference
•2007: Global Best Wushu Award in the “Global Kung Fu Star” TV Competition, and nominated for the Most Media Attention
•November 2008: All-around Champion of the 3rd World Traditional Wushu Championship, won 4 gold medals
•December 2008: Awarded “Inheritor Enjoying Wudang Wushu Government Allowance” and “Advanced Worker of Wudang Wushu” by the Wudang Mountain Government
•August 2009: Led 4 disciples to participate in the Emei Wushu Festival and won 7 gold medals and 1 silver medal
•October 2010: Represented the Chinese national team in the 4th World Traditional Wushu Championship and won 2 gold medals
•December 2010: Awarded the honorary title of “Advanced Individual” by the Government of Wudang Mountain Tourism Economic Special Zone
Wushu Exchanges
•2011: Invited to perform in the large-scale stage play Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng and played the role of Patriarch Zhang Sanfeng
•2012: Invited by Beijing TV to participate in the Beijing Spring Festival Gala and performed the program Martial Arts on the Pile
•2013: Invited by Beijing Satellite TV to participate in the Beijing Global Spring Festival Gala’s Crystal Tai Chi and was well received by many audiences
•2013: Participated in I Want to Go to the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV-3, won the Popularity King, and entered the finals
•2013: Invited by the China International Cultural Exchange Center to participate in the global tour of the stage play Tai Chi Tu and served as one of the leading actors
•Since 2013, he has been invited to tour Tai Chi Tu in many countries in Europe and Asia, as well as in many cities in China such as Beijing, Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Chengdu
History of Wudao
Wudao literally means Martial Taoism,unity of Kungfu and Taoism.
•In 2007, he founded Wudao Kung Fu Hall in Wudang Mountain Scenic Area to teach Wudang Kung Fu; in 2012, he founded the Beijing Branch of Wudao Kung Fu Hall in Shichahai, Beijing.
•Since 2012, he has carried out the work of “Wudang Tai Chi Entering the Community”, which has covered 16 communities in Shichahai Sub-district Office
•In November 2014, he taught Wudang Kung Fu and Wushu Xinfa in Dalian, Liaoning
•In 2015, he founded Wudao Kung Fu Academy in Yidu, actively carried out public welfare undertakings, and set up a public welfare Tai Chi class
•In 2015, he received the Lu (Taoist ordination certificate) in Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi
•He has participated in the International Wudang Wushu Festival and represented the Wudang Sect in visiting Europe, South Asia, South Korea, Japan and other regions and countries for many times