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In Southern Chinese folklore, the Five Elders of Shaolin, also known as the Five Generals are the survivors of one of the destructions of the Shaolin temple by the Qing Dynasty, variously said to have taken place in 1647 or in 1732.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 30 relations: Bak Mei, China, Choy gar, Choy Li Fut, Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei, Fong Sai-yuk, Fujian White Crane, Fung Dou Dak, Henan, Hong Xiguan, Hung Ga, International English, Jee Sin Sim See, Li family kung fu, Miu Hin, Mok Gar, Mount Song, Ng Mui, Pinyin, Qing dynasty, Shaolin kung fu, Shaolin Monastery, Simplified Chinese characters, Southern Dragon kung fu, Taoism, Tiandihui, Traditional Chinese characters, Wing Chun, Yale romanization of Cantonese, Zen.

  2. Shaolin Monastery

Bak Mei

Bak Mei is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing dynasty (1644–1912)—who, according to some accounts, betrayed Shaolin to the imperial government.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Choy gar

Choy Gar, also Caijia Quan (Choy family fist), is a Chinese martial art deriving its name from the Cantonese-born founder, Choy Gau Lee (Choy Tsing Hung), and is one of the five main family styles of Kung Fu in Southern China. Five Elders and Choy gar are Chinese martial arts.

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Choy Li Fut

Choy Lee Fut is a Chinese martial art and wushu style, founded in 1836 by Chan Heung (陳享). Five Elders and Choy Li Fut are Chinese martial arts.

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Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei

Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei ((北)魏孝文帝) (October 13, 467 – April 26, 499), personal name Tuoba Hong (拓拔宏), later Yuan Hong (元宏), was an emperor of China's Northern Wei dynasty, reigning from September 20, 471 to April 26, 499.

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Fong Sai-yuk

Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty.

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Fujian White Crane

Fujian White Crane, also known as White Crane Style is a Southern Chinese martial art that originated in Yongchun County, Fujian (福建) province. Five Elders and Fujian White Crane are Chinese martial arts.

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Fung Dou Dak

Fung Dou Dak is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders, survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

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Henan

Henan is an inland province of China.

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Hong Xiguan

Hong Xiguan (1745–1825) was a Chinese martial artist who lived in the Qing dynasty.

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Hung Ga

Hung Ga (洪家), Hung Kuen (洪拳), or Hung Ga Kuen (洪家拳) is a southern Chinese martial art belonging to the southern Shaolin styles. Five Elders and Hung Ga are Chinese martial arts.

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International English

International English is the concept of using the English language as a global means of communication similar to an international auxiliary language, and often refers to the movement towards an international standard for the language.

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Jee Sin Sim See

The Venerable Chi Sin Sim Si is a legendary Chinese martial artist, said to have been one of the Five Elders, survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty (16441912).

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Li family kung fu

The Li family of kung fu (p) is one of the five family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts. Five Elders and Li family kung fu are Chinese martial arts.

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Miu Hin

Miu Hin (苗显) was one of the Five Elders of Shaolin who survived the destruction of one of the Shaolin Monasteries during the Qing dynasty.

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Mok Gar

Mok Gar (莫家) is one of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts. Five Elders and Mok Gar are Chinese martial arts.

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Mount Song

Mount Song ("lofty mountain") is an isolated mountain range in north central China's Henan Province, along the southern bank of the Yellow River.

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Ng Mui

Ng Mui (Chinese: t 伍枚, p Wú Méi; Cantonese: Ng5 Mui4) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty. Five Elders and Ng Mui are Chinese martial arts.

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Pinyin

Hanyu Pinyin, or simply pinyin, is the most common romanization system for Standard Chinese.

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Qing dynasty

The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last imperial dynasty in Chinese history.

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Shaolin kung fu

Shaolin kung fu, also called Shaolin Wushu, or Shaolin quan, is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism. Five Elders and Shaolin kung fu are Chinese martial arts and Shaolin Monastery.

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Shaolin Monastery

Shaolin Monastery (p), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. Five Elders and Shaolin Monastery are Chinese martial arts.

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Simplified Chinese characters

Simplified Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets widely used to write the Chinese language, with the other being traditional characters.

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Southern Dragon kung fu

The movements of the Southern Dragon style (traditional name Lung Ying "Dragon Form") of Shaolin Boxing are based on the mythical Chinese dragon. Five Elders and Southern Dragon kung fu are Chinese martial arts.

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Taoism

Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.

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Tiandihui

The Tiandihui, the Heaven and Earth Society, also called Hongmen (the Vast Family), is a Chinese fraternal organization and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist White Lotus Sect, the Tiandihui's ancestral organization.

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Traditional Chinese characters

Traditional Chinese characters are a standard set of Chinese character forms used to write Chinese languages.

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Wing Chun

Wing Chun (Cantonese) or Yongchun (Mandarin) (Chinese: 詠春 or 咏春, lit. "singing spring") is a concept-based martial art, a form of Southern Chinese kung fu, and a close-quarters system of self-defense. Five Elders and Wing Chun are Chinese martial arts.

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Yale romanization of Cantonese

The Yale romanization of Cantonese was developed by Gerard P. Kok for his and Parker Po-fei Huang's textbook Speak Cantonese initially circulated in looseleaf form in 1952 but later published in 1958.

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Zen

Zen (Japanese; from Chinese "Chán"; in Korean: Sŏn, and Vietnamese: Thiền) is a school of Mahayana Buddhism that originated in China during the Tang dynasty as the Chan School (禪宗, chánzōng, "meditation school") or the Buddha-mind school (佛心宗, fóxīnzōng), and later developed into various sub-schools and branches.

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See also

Shaolin Monastery

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Elders

Also known as Five Elders of Shaolin, Five Great Kung Fu Masters, Invincible Five.