Yang Sen
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Yang Sen (Pinyin
: Yáng Sēn; 20 February 1884-15 May 1977) was a Sichuan
warlord and general who excelled himself in his long military career in both China and Taiwan. Although he was a provincial warlord, he served President Chiang Kai Shek and the Chinese nationalist government with faith and honor. After the kuomintang
defeat in the Chinese Civil War
, he left China for Taiwan. He was also known as a Taoist master and had numerous wives, concubines and children.
reports in his book "Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity", that the Chinese general Yang Sen knew the Taoist Master Li Ching-yuen
, who was supposedly born in 1677, and personally and became his disciple, practicing his teaching until the end of his life.
In 1927 he invited him to his residence in Wann Hsien, Szechuan province. After his master's death General Yang wrote the report "A Factual Account of the 250 Year-Old Good-Luck Man.", where he described Li Ching Yuen's appearance:
"He has good eyesight and a brisk stride; Li stands seven feet tall, has very long fingernails, and a ruddy complexion."
The Tai Chi Chuan Master T. T. Liang (Liang Tung Tsai) learned from the General Yang Sen the practice of the "Eight Brocade Qigong". His student Stuart Alve Olson wrote in 2002 the book "Qigong Teachings of a Taoist Immortal: The Eight Essential Exercises of Master Li Ching-Yun", taking General Yang's report as reference.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Yáng Sēn; 20 February 1884-15 May 1977) was a Sichuan
Sichuan
' , known formerly in the West by its postal map spellings of Szechwan or Szechuan is a province in Southwest China with its capital in Chengdu...
warlord and general who excelled himself in his long military career in both China and Taiwan. Although he was a provincial warlord, he served President Chiang Kai Shek and the Chinese nationalist government with faith and honor. After the kuomintang
Kuomintang
The Kuomintang of China , sometimes romanized as Guomindang via the Pinyin transcription system or GMD for short, and translated as the Chinese Nationalist Party is a founding and ruling political party of the Republic of China . Its guiding ideology is the Three Principles of the People, espoused...
defeat in the Chinese Civil War
Chinese Civil War
The Chinese Civil War was a civil war fought between the Kuomintang , the governing party of the Republic of China, and the Communist Party of China , for the control of China which eventually led to China's division into two Chinas, Republic of China and People's Republic of...
, he left China for Taiwan. He was also known as a Taoist master and had numerous wives, concubines and children.
Biography
- 1924—1924 Governor of Sichuan Province
- 1924 - 1925—Military-Governor of Sichuan Province
- 1933 - 1938—General Officer Commanding XX Corps
- 1938 - 1944—Commander in Chief 27th Army Group
- 1939 - 1940—Deputy Commander in Chief 6th War Area
- 1940 - 1945—Deputy Commander in Chief 9th War Area
- 1945 - 1948—Chairman of the Government of GuizhouGuizhou' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...
Province - 1949—moved to Taiwan during the Nationalist exodus from the mainland
- 1950s- An avid sports person, he was the Republic of China's Olympic Committee Chairman and at the Olympic Games1968 Summer OlympicsThe 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
in Mexico carried the national flag of TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Republic of China in the opening ceremony. He was a well-known mountaineer and the Chairman of the Taiwan Mountain Climbing Association as well.
Meeting Master Li Ching Yuen
Daniel ReidDaniel Reid
Daniel P. Reid, born in 1948 in San Francisco, California, is a noted writer specializing in Eastern philosophy, herbal medicine, and natural organic healing. He has authored many books and articles on Asian traditional medicine and self-healing methods...
reports in his book "Tao of Health, Sex, and Longevity", that the Chinese general Yang Sen knew the Taoist Master Li Ching-yuen
Li Ching-Yuen
Li Ching-Yuen or Li Ching-Yun was a Chinese herbalist, martial artist and tactical advisor. He claimed to be born in 1736, while disputed records suggest 1677...
, who was supposedly born in 1677, and personally and became his disciple, practicing his teaching until the end of his life.
In 1927 he invited him to his residence in Wann Hsien, Szechuan province. After his master's death General Yang wrote the report "A Factual Account of the 250 Year-Old Good-Luck Man.", where he described Li Ching Yuen's appearance:
"He has good eyesight and a brisk stride; Li stands seven feet tall, has very long fingernails, and a ruddy complexion."
The Tai Chi Chuan Master T. T. Liang (Liang Tung Tsai) learned from the General Yang Sen the practice of the "Eight Brocade Qigong". His student Stuart Alve Olson wrote in 2002 the book "Qigong Teachings of a Taoist Immortal: The Eight Essential Exercises of Master Li Ching-Yun", taking General Yang's report as reference.
External links
- http://www.generals.dk/general/Yang_Sen/_/China.html Biography in the site Generals of WW II.
- http://web.genealogie.free.fr/Les_militaires/2GM/Autres/Chine.htm Chinese Generals in Web.genealogie - Le site de la généalogie historique.
- http://www.hmsfalcon.com/wanhsien/wangxian.htm Wanhsien Incident (Wanhsien Attack) - Royal Navy Gunboats in China.
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,880893,00.html Britain Baited - From the Sep. 20, 1926 issue of TIME magazine.
- 楊森 Chinese Wikipedia
- http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=90259 The battle of Antzin (AnqingAnqingAnqing is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Anhui province, East China. It borders Lu'an to the north, Chaohu to the northeast, Tongling to the east, Chizhou to the southeast, and the provinces of Jiangxi and Hubei to the south and west respectively....
today) Chinese side includes 27th army, commanded by general Yang Sen - (Yangtze, summer of 1938).