陳季甡字倣隨號霞村與兄同乳而生面貌酷似鄰里不能辨父有恆中年溺於洞庭湖因從其叔有本習藝技臻神化與其兄仲甡稱二傑焉咸豐八年應欽差督辦三省剿匪事務太僕寺正堂袁甲三之徵於克復六安州一役搴旗斬將建立殊功保舉為守備生於嘉慶十四年卒於同治四年 Chen Jishen, called Fangsui, or Xiacun, was born alongside his brother, identical twins that their neighbors could not tell apart. Though [[Chen You-Heng|their father]] was a persevering man, he drowned in Dongting Lake when he was middle-aged. Consequently Jishen learned the art from his uncle [[Chen You-Ben|Youben]], and he attained a magical level of skill. He and his brother Zhongshen were called “the two heroes”. In the eighth year of the reign of [[Emperor Xianfang|Xianfeng]] [1858], he accepted the task of protecting an imperial envoy. Through three provinces, he suppressed bandits in the service of the Taipu Temple. He was then sought out by secretary Yuan Jiasan to retake Lu’an Prefecture, a battle in which he [from Wuzi, chapter 2:] “snatched flags and beheaded generals”, distinguishing himself so well he was made a garrison commander. He was born in the 14th year of the reign of [[Emperor Jiaqiang]] [1809] and died in the 4th year of the reign of [[Emperor Tongzhi]] [1865].https://brennantranslation.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/taiji-boxing-according-to-chen-ziming/