Chen Jia Gou is the birthplace of Chen Style Taijiquan (Tai Chi). Chenjiagou is a village in Henan province of central China where the chen family have lived there over 600 years. Chen family ancestor Chen Bu migrated Chenjiagou around 1369 in Ming Dynasty. Chen Bu was a Martial Art Master and his family inherited his martial arts generation by generation. The ninth generation ancestor of the Chen family Chen Wangting (1600-1680) created the oldest style of Taijiquan.
Wenxian County where the village belongs, has been officially recognized as the birthplace of taijiquan by the Chinese government in 2007. The village still maintains its traditional character but it is changing fast as the School of Taijiquan there gains reputation and more people from China and abroad are visiting or spending time there to train in taijiquan.
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