Xiaowangzhuang, Dongye Town, Yangcheng County, is located in the south of the county, about 25 kilometers away from the county. It is backed by Xiling Mountain and faces (Jianhe) Xiye River. Xiye River turns here The 90-degree bend forms a unique terrain surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side. This small villa has such a domineering name. It is very surprising to say that this small villa is inextricably related to the Tai Chi master Wang Zongyue. , here is Wang Zongyue’s hometown.
It is said that in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, a wealthy family living here named Wang had two boys. Mr. Wang was a decent man, but he had a lofty vision and wanted his children to read poetry and books. Guangzong Yaozu, when the child was five or six years old, he invited a Mr. Tian to set up a private school to teach the child to read. Children in the village also came to study. The second son of the Wang family was very smart and liked to fight. Tian Mr. Tian has just learned physiognomy and knows some Qinggong. He noticed that the second son of the Wang family has certain potential in learning martial arts. He intends to teach the second son of the Wang family a few moves. The second son of the Wang family has a good understanding and has a good look at each move. Mr. Tian is afraid of delaying it. When the young master planned his future, he asked his second son to learn martial arts. In ancient times, learning martial arts was very promising, but the Wang family did not agree. After a few years, the Wang family also saw the merits and decided to let their second son learn martial arts. At this time, the second son of the Wang family was thirteen years old, and the Wang family asked Mr. Tian to name the child. Mr. Tian named the second son of the Wang family Zongyue according to the calculation of yin and yang and the five elements. Zongyue returned to his hometown to study art at the age of 16. He was already a handsome young man with outstanding talent, intelligence, intelligence and martial arts. He was relatively famous in Yangcheng, and his fellow villagers called him "Zongyue". He respectfully called the second son of the Wang family Xiaowang, and called this place Xiaowangzhuang. He participated in the imperial examination many times and never became famous, but Zongyue was really famous for his martial arts. Since the title of Tai Chi, people have been coming to learn Tai Chi. People who have learned the art have spread the word from mouth to mouth. Xiao Wangzhuang and Wang Zongyue have become famous in Shanxi and Henan. At this time, the eldest son of the Wang family has many stores outside Taiyuan and Henan. In other places, as Wang Zongyue went to Henan from time to time to take care of business, the number of people seeking to see him continued to increase.
One day he passed by Zhaojiapu and saw several young people competing in martial arts. One of them was agile and his moves were very pleasing to the eye. Feeling that this man had some background, he bowed to see him. Wang Zongyue designated one of them to accept him as his disciple. The young man was a little surprised when he heard it. After he reported his family background, the young man immediately agreed and followed his master Zongyue to Xiaowangzhuang to learn skills. This man It was Jiang Fa who later became particularly accomplished in Tai Chi. He studied in Xiaowangzhuang for seven years, making Xiaowangzhuang even more famous in Henan.
Jiangfa joined the peasant uprising led by middle-aged family member Li Jiyu and became a general. Later, Li Jiyu was defeated and Jiangfa was exiled. He once returned to Xiaowangzhuang to seek refuge in Xiling Xianren Cave, and later lived in Chenjiagou, Henan. Wang Zongyue moved his family out of town because his brother bought a property elsewhere. Zongyue donated the property to the Tian family. Now the Tian family has settled down in Xiaowangzhuang, and the village name of Xiaowangzhuang has been passed down to this day.