Dong Haichuan
Martial artist
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Dong Haichuan is regarded as a skillful martial artist and is widely credited to be the founder of Baguazhang. Most, if not all, existing schools of Baguazhang place Dong Haichuan at the beginning of their lineage. Wikipedia
Born: October 13, 1797, Hebei, China
Died: October 25, 1882 (age 85 years), Beijing, China
Martial art: Baguazhang
Notable students: Yin Fu (尹福), Ma Gui (马贵), Cheng Tinghua (程廷华), Liang Zhenpu (梁振蒲)