Cheng Man-ch'ing

Chinese martial artist (1902-1975)

鄭曼青

Born

29 July 1902, Yongjia County

Died

26 March 1975, Taipei

Citizenship

Republic of China, Taiwan, Qing dynasty

Sport

martial arts

Occupation

poet, painter, martial artist

Cheng Man-ch'ing or Zheng Manqing (29 July 1902 - 26 March 1975) was a Chinese expert of tai chi, Chinese medicine, and the so-called three perfections: calligraphy, painting and poetry. He was born in Yongjia (present-day Wenzhou), Zhejiang Province, during the Qing dynasty. Cheng died March 26, 1975; his grave is near the city of Taipei in Taiwan.

Because of his skills in the 3 Perfections or "Excellences" – considered to be among some of the traditional skills and pastimes of a Confucian scholar – plus medicine and tai chi, he was often referred to as the "Master of Five Excellences." Because he had been a college professor, his students in the USA called him "Professor Cheng."

Teachers

• Yang Chengfu
• Qian Zhenhuang
• Wang Xiangchan

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q197629 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.