Bajiquan's creator is unknown. During Qing dynasty most bajiquan's fighters lived in Cang county of Hebei provunce. In neighbour counties Yanshan, Nanpi and Ninqjin there also were people studied bajiquan.
Chronicles contain two versions of bajiquan's creation.
Due to another version taoist named Zhang was an abbat of Yueshan temple in Jiaozuo county of Hebei province. When temple was burned he leaved temple. He caught a big pole and thrusted Wu Zhong's pole. Wu Zhong stopped teaching and became study bajiquan. When Wu family moved to Mengcun village of Cang county, this place became a centre of spreading bajiquan.