Dong Haichuan
Chinese martial artist (1797-1882)
董海川
- Born
- 13 October 1797, Wen'an County
- Died
- 25 October 1882, Beijing
- Citizenship
- Qing dynasty
- Sport
- martial arts
- Occupation
- martial artist
Dong Haichuan (13 October 1797 or 1813 – 25 October 1882) is regarded as a skillful martial artist and widely credited to be the founder of Baguazhang. Most, if not all, existing schools of Baguazhang place Dong Haichuan at the beginning of their lineage. Some traditional teachers in China do not regard Dong as the founder, though, merely as the first identified transmitter of Baguazhang knowledge to the wider public. In their opinion, prior to Dong, Baguazhang teaching was conducted behind closed doors from one Taoist to another within Taoist schools.
Students
- Yin Fu
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q2556850 (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.