On October 2, 2023, on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival National Day holiday, Chen Ruihua, president of the Chen Jiagou Small Frame Research Association, gathered disciples from all over the world at his home to congratulate teacher Chen Ruihua on his 61st birthday.
In Chen Ruihua's new residence where many of Chen's Taijiquan seniors were imaged, Chen Ruihua and his disciples worshiped Chen's Taijiquan predecessors religiously, and all the disciples prayed together. Afterwards, Chen Ruihua told the disciples about the difficulties of adhering to and passing on Taijiquan from generation to generation, and encouraged everyone to cherish the family art and carry it forward.
The Chen Ruihua family has a glorious and splendid chapter in the history of Chenjiagou Taijiquan, there are many famous hands such as the Great Heavenly God, the Second Heavenly God, Chen Fushan and many other famous hands in ancient times, and the 19th Mr. Chen Boxian, who effectively turned the tide in times of crisis in modern times, and they and many Taijiquan ancestors have jointly written the history of beautiful Taijiquan inheritance, and history will remember their immortal achievements from generation to generation.
Chen Ruihua adheres to the important responsibility of family inheritance, and has traveled north and south for decades to spread Chen's small Taijiquan, and now he is peach and Li Fangfei.
With the rapid development of online self-media, the development and dissemination of Taijiquan has ushered in a new situation, and the traditional boxers of Chen Jiagou still follow the model of passing on words and deeds that have been passed down for hundreds of years, and silently cultivate and continue to pass on the cultural treasures dedicated by the Chen family to all mankind.
Photo by Zhuang Yaohua
Aerial photography: Liu Kaixuan