Sān Huáng Pào Chuí () is a

Chinese martial art Chinese martial arts, often called by the umbrella terms kung fu (; ), kuoshu () or wushu (), are multiple fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in Greater China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common ...

attributed to the Three August Ones:

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, and

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. The spread of ''Pào Chuí'' was due in part to its early association with Shaolin. ''Pào Chuí'' was one of the earliest styles to be imported intact into the martial arts curriculum at the

Shaolin Monastery Shaolin Monastery (少林寺 ''Shàolínsì''), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a renowned monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the So ...

. According to legend, the Shaolin monks learned ''Pào Chuí'' from a martial artist of

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. At a festival thrown by the Emperor Gaozu, the Shaolin monk Tanzong gave a demonstration of ''Pào Chuí''.

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includes a ''Pào Chuí'' routine in its curriculum.

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