About the history of Guangfu in Handan, Hebei

Guangfu Taiji CultureThe splendid oriental civilization has given birth to the vast and profound Taiji culture.

During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, a generation of Taijiquan masters, Yang Lu Chan and Wu Yuxiang, were born in Guangfu City, Yongnian County, Handan, China, which made Yongnian County the birthplace of the revitalization of the two major styles of Taijiquan in China - Yang Style Taijiquan and Wu Style Taijiquan.

Over the next hundred years, Yang-style and Wu-style Taijiquan spread widely, especially Yang-style Taijiquan, which was the first of its kind in martial arts and fitness, and made Taijiquan easy to practice and a sport for strengthening the body.

Taijiquan, as a traditional cultural and artistic treasure of the motherland, has traveled all over the country and the world from here, and has become a sports and fitness sport loved by millions of people.

Taijiquan with a collection of martial arts, medical science, guidance as one of the scientific culture of the human body, attracted the attention of experts, scholars and enthusiasts from all over the world and love, Guangfu taijiquan culture has become China's national treasure and into the history books.

Yongnian has been named the "Hometown of Taijiquan in China".

Nowadays, Guangfu Taiji culture, represented by Yang Lu Bomb and Wu Yuxiang, has become a link for Hebei and even China to spread health and friendship to the world.

Yongnian Guangfu is located 15 kilometers northeast of Handan, and has been a county, prefecture, state, and county seat for generations. It was called Quliang in the Spring and Autumn period and has a history of more than 2000 years.

Guangfu has a lot of historical relics, such as Qinghui Academy, the Temple of Literature (ruins), the former residence of the Wu family, the Scholar's House, the Hall of Taihe, and so on.

The city covers an area of 1.5 square kilometers, and historically, the official offices are scattered, the temples are half of the city, the old streets are longitudinal and horizontal, and the trade and commerce are gathered, there are more than thirty streets, divided into four main streets, eight small streets, and seventy-two small turns, and the former prosperity can not be counted.

Guangfu with a glorious revolutionary tradition, as early as the second domestic revolutionary war period to thirteen as the birthplace of the establishment of the *** underground organization, thirteen of the party organization not only in the school continues to be consolidated and developed.

And spread the seeds of the revolution to the vast countryside of Yongnian and the entire land of Ji'nan, the fire of the revolution is burning more and more exuberant.

In June 1931, the earliest *** Yongnian County Committee was established, and Han Yinting became the secretary of the *** Yongnian County Committee.

Thirteen in the revolutionary fire in the war of resistance against Japan, the war of liberation and socialist modernization, scattered all over the motherland for the party has trained many revolutionary cadres.

In the history of *** called "thirteen in the revolutionary spark" was born here.

Tai Chi Chuan is the greatest devotion of the ancient city of Guangfu to all mankind.

Yang Lu Chan, founder of Yang's taijiquan, Wu Yuxiang, founder of Wu's taijiquan, are all Yongnian Guangfu ancient city people.

Guangfu Ancient City has been announced as a national key cultural relics protection unit and a famous historical and cultural city, where Yang's Taijiquan and Wu's Taijiquan have been listed in the national and provincial intangible cultural heritage protection lists respectively.

Located in Guangfu Town, Yongnian County, Handan City, Hebei Province, Guangfu Ancient City has a long history, beautiful natural scenery and deep cultural heritage, making it a unique ancient city, water city and taijiquan city in China.

Ancient City Guangfu ancient name Qu Liang, since the Western Han Dynasty, successive generations of counties, prefectures, states, counties seat.

Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, it was an earthen city with a circumference of six miles and 240 paces.

At the end of the Sui and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, King Dou Jiande of Xia built his capital here.

Inside and outside the ancient city, there are many historical relics and relics, including Guangfu Ancient City, Hongji Bridge, the former residences of Yang Lu Chan and Wu Yuxiang, Mao Sui's Tomb, and Zangbing Cave, etc. There are more than 20 cultural relics protected by the state, provinces and municipalities.

Water City The ancient city is located in an area of 46,000 acres of Hebei Province, one of the three major puddles of the Yongnian Puddle in the center, around the walls of the ancient city is surrounded by about 5 kilometers of moat.

Yongnianwa average elevation of 41 meters above sea level, the precipitation year-round accumulation of water, and water quality is excellent, history is a famous natural aquaculture farms, was praised as the north of the "fish and rice country".

Tai Chi City This is the birthplace of Yang and Wu Taijiquan, which gave birth to the founders of two major schools of Taijiquan, Yang Lu Chan and Wu Yuxiang, and gave rise to two major schools of Sun and Wu Taijiquan, and since 1991, it has successfully held the 11th International Taijiquan Fellowship Meeting, which has vigorously promoted the culture of Taijiquan.

In 2005, Yongnian County was named "Hometown of Taijiquan in China" and "Research Center of Taijiquan in China".