Five Elders

In Southern Chinese folklore, the Five Elders are survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing Dynasty, variously said to have taken place in 1647, in 1674 or in 1732.

The Kung Fu Five Elders

(~1647?) Within many martial arts circles, the Five Elders are said to be

The Five Family Elders

Sometimes the founders of the five major family styles of Southern Chinese martial arts, all students of Gee Sin, are also called the Five Elders.

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