Year 1992

April 1992: First Visit to China

Sunday Morning Class at Jinci Park, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. Master Yang is showing Mr. Lopez some finer points about the direction the eyes look, during "Single Whip".

During his first visit to P.R. of China, Mr. Lopez studied with Master Yang for two months ( six days a week, sixs hours a day).

Year 1995

In September 1995, Horacio Lopez traveled to Handan with eight of his students from Texas to join Han Hoon Wang and eight of her students from Michigan to became the team representing the USA at the:
"Third Yongnian International Tai Chi Chuan Gathering".

Here they are seen at the outdoors "Opening Ceremony"

The "Opening Ceremony" was held at an outdoor Football (soccer) Stadium with an attendance of more than 40.000 people, in spite of the heavy rain.
Forty foreign Nations parade to the enthusiastic cheering of the audience in attendance.

Here is the banner for the "Third Yongnian International Tai Chi Chuan Gathering", leading the parade.

USA Representatives.
In the Center, from right to left:

Han Hoon Wang, Master Yang Jun

and Horacio Lopez

A partial view of the Stadium during "Opening Ceremonies"

Practitioners from San Antonio, Tx. and Royal Oaks, MI. became a team representing the USA among 40 nations at the "Third Yongnian International Tai Chi Chuan Gathering", at Handan, Hebei Province, September 1995.
They were awarded "First Place" in the group competition for their performances of "empty hand" and "saber form".

The Team Coaches were Mrs.Han Hoon Wang (Michigan group) and Mr. Horacio Lopez (Texas group)

Mr. Horacio Lopez
accepting a banner

for the USA team

for their "First Place"

in Tai Chi Chuan

Group Competition

at

"Third Yongnian International Tai Chi Chuan Gathering".

September 1995.

Master Yang Zhenduo, his wife and the USA team at the "Fourteen Anniversary of the Shanxi Province Tai Chi Chuan Association".
A demonstration was held in a street in Taiyuan with the participation of the local practitioners and their American friends.

The American Team was composed by eight practitioners from Texas and eight from Michigan, plus a practitioner from Oregon, (Dave Barrett) and a practitioner from New York (Bill Walsh).

One of the highlights of our trip to China was the visit to Yang Luchan's home in Yongnian county, Hebei Province, -now converted into a museum- and to walk the streets of the small town where Yang and Wu (Yu-Hsiang) Styles of Tai Chi Chuan originated .

This statue of Yang Luchan is located at the entrance to the museum.

After a few minutes walk away from Yang Luchan's home I met a small group of smiling children, and as we kept walking the number kept increasing - and the smiles too.

Visit China...!!!, see for yourself.

Year 1996 & 1997 can be seen on Yang Chengfu Tai Chi Chuan Center - USA (Texas Branch) Images

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	In September 1995, Horacio Lopez traveled to Handan with eight of his students from Texas to join Han Hoon Wang and eight of her students from Michigan to became the team representing the USA at the: "Third Yongnian International Tai Chi Chuan Gathering". Here they are seen at the outdoors "Opening Ceremony"
	The "Opening Ceremony" was held at an outdoor Football (soccer) Stadium with an attendance of more than 40.000 people, in spite of the heavy rain. Forty foreign Nations parade to the enthusiastic cheering of the audience in attendance. Here is the banner for the "Third Yongnian International Tai Chi Chuan Gathering", leading the parade.
	USA Representatives. In the Center, from right to left: Han Hoon Wang, Master Yang Jun and Horacio Lopez