= Chen Li-Qing

== Lineage
* Teachers: [[Chen Hong-Lie]], [[Chen Chun-Yuan]], others
* Students: [[Chen Pei-Shen]], [[Chen Ji-Shen]]

== About
Grandmaster Chen Liqing陳立清(19th Generation of the Chen Family, 11th Generation Lineage Messenger of Chen Family Taijiquan)

Chen Liqing (1919-2009) was born in Chenjiagou village, Wenxian County, Henan Province. She was the 19th generation representative of Chen Family Taijiquan and the, founder and chairman of Xi’an Cuihua Wuguan (西安萃华武馆 (a Martial Art institute)). She was the first female to be recognized as a master in the Chen family lineage, and titled as “Great Taijiquan Master” at the Annual Taijiquan Exchange Competition held in Wenxian County in 1994. In her professional career, she served as a teacher of Chinese history in a middle school in Xi’an City.

Chen Liqing studied Chen Family Taijiquan with her father, Chen Honglie (18th th generation representative, 10th Generation Lineage Messenger of Chen Family Taijiquan), and also learnt from Chen Chun-Yuan (17th generation representative, 9th Generation Lineage Messenger of Chen Family Taijiquan) and other famous masters. Her repertoire includes the first and second routines (yilu and /erlu) of Chen Family Taijiquan, push hands (tuishou), sword (jian), broadsword (dan dao), pole (gun), double mace (shuang jian), and spring-autumn big broadsword (chunjiu dadao), etc.

Chen Liqing’s life was interlaced with hardship, vicissitudes and glories. She had joined an organization against Japanese-invasion during her juvenile years, and suffered persecution during the time of the Cultural Revolution. However, she had been teaching in the schools, and the traditional Taijiquan at home for free. She gave presentation at the first and second National Wushu Competition held in 1979 and 1982 and worn the golden medals in the events. In 1984, she was invited as the Wushu director for the movie “Taijishen Gong” which was produced by a Hong Kong company. In 1985, Chen Liqing was invited to visit Japan as one member of the China Martial Art Delegation and gave a Taijquan show in Tokyo at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium. 

She was devoted to researching the history and theory of Taijiquan. She visited Shanxi province, and researched the Shanxi Tongbeiquan, and recognized the relation between the Shanxi Tongbei and Chen Family Taijiquan, which became a very famous issue in the history of Chen family Taijiquan. She became a holder of the Chen Family 108 Changquan. She devoted her time to spreading her ancestral arts throughout the world. “Chen Shi Taijiquan Xiaojia (陳氏太極拳小架)” is one of her famous book published by Hong Kong Yinhe Publishing Hhouse (香港银河出版社).