Huang Sheng-shyan or Huang Xingxian (1910 – December 1992) was born in Minhou County of the

Fujian Fujian (; alternately romanized as Fukien or Hokkien) is a province on the southeastern coast of China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, Guangdong to the south, and the Taiwan Strait to the east. Its cap ...

province in Mainland China. He began studying

Fujian White Crane Fujian White Crane, also known as White Crane Style () is a Southern Chinese martial art that originated in Yongchun County, Fujian () province. According to oral tradition, the style was developed by Fang Qiniang (方七娘; Amoy Min Nan: H ...

with Xie Zhong-xian at the age of 14. In 1947 he resettled in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

where he became a disciple of

Cheng Man-ch'ing Cheng Man-ch'ing or Zheng Manqing (29 July 1902 - 26 March 1975) was a notable Chinese expert of t'ai chi ch'uan, Chinese medicine, and the so-called three perfections: calligraphy, painting and poetry. He was born in Yongjia (present-day Wen ...

. Yang Ch'eng-fu as the grandson of the Yang style founder, had been Cheng Man-ching’s teacher. Huang committed himself to this tradition for the next 45 years. In 1955 Huang along with eight fellow students of Cheng Man-ching, represented the Shih Chung Association, in the Provincial Chinese Martial Arts Tournament. Huang was adjudged champion in the

taijiquan Tai chi (), short for Tai chi ch'üan ( zh, s=太极拳, t=太極拳, first=t, p=Tàijíquán, labels=no), sometimes called " shadowboxing", is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits and meditation. ...

section and runner-up in the open section. Huang emigrated to Singapore in 1956 and then in the 60’s moved to Malaysia, both times with the express purpose of propagating the art of

. At the age of 60 Huang Sheng-shyan again demonstrated his abilities in taijiquan by defeating Liao Kuang-cheng, the Asian champion wrestler 26 throws to 0 in a fund raising event in Kuching Malaysia. By the time of his death in December 1992, he had established 40 schools and taught 10,000 people throughout South East Asia. Huang was considered by some to be the most highly achieved student of Zheng Manqing. In Robert W. Smith’s book, ''Chinese Boxing: Masters and Methods'' Smith writes: " illiamChen probably climbed higher than any of Cheng Man-ching’s students, except the converted White Crane boxer Huang Sheng-hsien (who after learning t’ai chi moved to Singapore and acquired some fame there...)"

T'ai chi ch'uan lineage tree with Yang-style focus

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Huang Tai Chi Tenom Malaysia
Huang Association in Tenom Sabah Malaysia. Several students of Huang Sheng Shyan. Includes links related to Huang Sheng Shyan.
Sing Ong Tai Chi
Yek Sing-ong (Ye Shenen) and his students. Yek was a close student of Huang Xingxian. Includes links related to Huang Xingxian.
HuangTaiji Shanghai, China
http://www.patrickkellytaiji.com/ HuangTaiji Europe]: Patrick A Kelly and his students. Patrick was a close student of Huang Xingxian. Includes further links related to Huang Xingxian, especially in Europe and Shanghai.
Taijiquan School of Central Equilibrium
Wee Kee-jin and his students. Wee Kee-jin was a close student of Huang Xingxian. *
Huang Xingxiang Five Loosening Exercises
neigong.net
Kaiming Taijiquan
Kai Ming follow the teachings of Huang Xingxian {{DEFAULTSORT:Huang Sheng-shyan Chinese tai chi practitioners 1910 births 1992 deaths Sportspeople from Fuzhou