It is no exaggeration to say that the eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty all had special skills. Whether in movies, TV series or official history, their boxing and kicking skills are very good, but no matter how good they are, there is no eunuch who can open a school. In the Qing Dynasty, a eunuch who opened a school appeared in Chinese history.
His deeds have been made into TV series and movies many times, and he is the founder and main disseminator of the famous gossip chart. Seeing this, everyone must know who he is, Dong Haichuan.
Dong Haichuan, Dong Haichuan had a close relationship with his cousin Dong Xian when he was young. Dong Xian liked civil and military affairs, so he did his best. Affected by this, Dong Haichuan became addicted to martial arts and became inseparable from Dong Xian. He often made friends with Wen An from Xiong County. In his early years, he became famous in Heshuo area. Dong Haichuan was very smart when he was young and was addicted to martial arts. He has been learning civil and martial arts skills, and his family is proficient in martial arts. He is upright, hates evil, and sometimes fights against the poor and weak. After the young man knew the truth, he traveled all over the world. In order not to cause trouble to his hometown people, he changed his name to "Haichuan" to accommodate Hehai.
According to legend, Dong Haichuan met "Master Pan Yun" in Jiuhua Mountain, Anhui Province and taught him skills and founded Baguazhang. However, this is not clearly documented.
1. I grew up in a poor family. Although I have great martial arts skills, I cannot make a living. Therefore, I make a living as a eunuch.
2: If you commit a felony, you can avoid death if you are innocent as a police officer. Dong Yutuo was aggrieved and after killing a court official, he defended his friend who was in charge of the Qing court's internal affairs department. Dong Haichuan became a palace eunuch.
3. After Dong Haichuan became an artist, he joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, went to Beijing to preach, castrated himself and went undercover, thinking that he should be inside, looking for opportunities to assassinate Xianfeng, and then because the rebel army was defeated, Xianfeng died and lived in royal palace.
As for which point no one can confirm, the third point appears in the article "The Mystery of Dong Haichuan's Life Experience" by the famous gossip master Li. This is also the most glorious reason for being a eunuch.
Dong Haichuan’s fame is closely related to Tai Chi. According to legend, Yang Luchan from Nanguan County, Yongnian County, joined Chenjiagou three times in Chen Changxing. After eighteen years of Tai Chi training, he defeated many martial arts masters in Beijing. Yang Luhan became famous in one battle and was called "Yang Invincible". Dong Haichuan had long heard about this "Invincible Yang" and sent his disciples to Prince Rui's Mansion to invite Yang Luchan to meet him.
The peak showdown between the Tai Chi master and the Bagua master begins here. When two people fight each other, it's hard to tell the winner. After competing with Dong Haichuan, Yang Luchan sighed: "I can only tie with Teacher Dong, and it is difficult to defeat Dong Haichuan."
Since then, the two major schools of Neijiaquan, Tai Chi and Bagua, have The ancestors became friends, which also promoted the exchange of Tai Chi and Bagua.
Baguazhang has attracted worldwide attention due to its numerous celebrities and different styles. Yin Fu, Cheng, Ma Weiqi, Liang Zhenpu, Liu Dekuan, Fan Zhiyong and other second-generation descendants of Bagua Zhang are recognized as outstanding figures with great achievements and fruitful results in the Bagua Zhang world. These people are all disciples of Dong Haichuan, but Master Dong teaches students in accordance with their aptitude. He is good at inspiring his disciples to start from reality and understand boxing from 0755 to 79000. Therefore, the second generation took the behavior as mother and changed it into law, and each faction was eclectic. Later there were five families: Yin, Cheng, Liang, Shi, and Zhang. Among them, Yin Fu and Cheng are the most famous, and Cheng is a national hero.