Master of Five Excellences
$42.29
- Paperback
184 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
Summary
Professor Cheng Man-Ch’ing regarded a set of five disciplines—the “five excellences”—to be the mark of a well-rounded person: calligraphy, painting, poetry, t’ai chi, and medicine. Although he is best known for his teachings on the martial arts (in particular, his highly influential adaptation of t’ai chi), versatility was central to Cheng’s philosophy of life, and he encouraged his students to combine artistry with scholarship.
This inspiring book is a commentary on and working compe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781883319038 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 188331903X |
| Author: | Cheng Man-ch'ing á, Mark Hennessy |
| Publisher: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Imprint: | North Atlantic Books,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 15 July 2011 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 7mm x 208mm x 287mm |
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Mark Hennessy spent eleven years in China studying philosophy, classical language, and tai chi ch’uan. He has lectured at the National College of Political Science in Taiwan and Tonsei University in Seoul. His other translations of Cheng’s writings are: Cheng Man-ch’ing: Essays on Man and Culture and Master Cheng’s New Method of Tai chi Self-Cultivation.
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