Sān Huáng Pào Chuí is a Chinese martial art attributed to the Three August Ones: Fuxi, Shennong

Shennong

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Gong Gong

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The spread of Pào Chuí was due in part to its early association with Shaolin.
Pào Chuí was one of the earliest styles to be imported intact into the martial arts curriculum at the Shaolin Monastery.
According to legend, the Shaolin monks learned Pào Chuí from a martial artist of Mount Emei

Mount Emei

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At a festival thrown by the Emperor Gaozu, the Shaolin monk Tanzong gave a demonstration of Pào Chuí.

Chen-style taijiquan includes a Pào Chuí routine in its curriculum.

See also

• Chángquán
  Changquan
  Chángquán refers to a family of external martial arts styles from northern China.The forms of the Long Fist style emphasize fully extended kicks and striking techniques, and by appearance would be considered a long-range fighting system...
  
  
• Chen-style taijiquan
• List of Tai Chi Chuan forms
• Shaolin kung fu
  Shaolin kung fu
  Shaolin Kung Fu refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery.Of the multitude styles of kung fu and wushu, only some are actually related to Shaolin...