Lost tʻai-chi classics from the late Chʻing dynasty
By: Douglas Wile.
Series: SUNY series in Chinese philosophy and culture
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
Subjects: Tai chi.
Description: Douglas Wile translates and analyzes four collections of recently released nineteenth-century manuscripts on T'ai-chi ch'uan. These writings of Wu's older brothers Ch'eng-ch'ing and Ju-ch'ing, and his nephew Li I-yu, together with the transmissions of Yang Pan-hou, represent a significant addition to the seminal literature. The rich new texts allow us to make a fresh survey of longstanding issues in T'ai-chi history: the origins of the art; the authorship of the "classics"; the differences between Wu, Yang, and Li; and the roles of Chang San-feng, Wang Tsung-yueh, Chiang Fa, and the formerly missing link, Ch'ang Nai-chou. The original Chinese texts of the four new sets of classics have been appended for the convenience of Chinese readers and scholars.
Notes: Chiefly in English; some chapters in Chinese.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 205- 228) and index.