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Zheng's Biographical Timeline.

1901 Born Yueh Cheng

1911-1915 Studied painting with prof. Wang Hsiang-chian who named the professor's studio the "Wisteria Flower Studio".

1916 Moved to Hangchou. Studied painting, poetry and calligraphy with Shen Mei-so, Ma Yi-fu, hing Tzu-yuan, Lo Hsing-hu, Wang Chien Lo and others.

1919-1923 Moved to Beijing. Published Chang-he style of poetry with Lo Fu-kan and Lo Ying-kung and taught at Yu-wen University.

1925 Taught at National Chi-nan University and served as Director of the painting department of Shanghai School of Fine Arts.

1926 became a student of Tang, Sung, Yuan, Ming and Chingynasties medicine with Dr. Sung Youan. Additionallyhe achieved mastery of traditional Chinese gynecology and orthopedic medicine.
1928 Began study of Taijiquan with Yang Cheng-fu.

1930 Founded the College of Chinese Culture and Arts and served as vice-president to the college.

1931-1933 Retired from teaching and moved to Yang-hu where he studied with Master teacher of classics Chien Ming-shan.

1933 Taught Taijiquan at Central Military Academy.

1937 began practising medicine full time.

1938 Consultant to Hunan Provincial Government and Director of Martial Arts for Hunan Province.

1939 taught Taijiquan at the Central Military Training Group in Chung King.

1941 Took the name "Man-ching" and married Ms Yi-tu.

1946 Member of the National Assembly for the Construction of the Constitution for the Repuplic of China.

947 Representative for the Community of Doctors of Chinese Medicine to the National Assembly.

1948 Condensed the Taijiquan solo form to 37 postures.

1949 Moved to Taiwan and formed the Shr Jung School of Taijiquan.

1950 Formed the Poetry Society with Yu You-jen, Chen Han-kuang, Chang Chao-chin, Ma Shao-wen, Chang Ching-wei and others.

1951-1954 Formed the Seven Friends of Painting and Calligraphy Society. helped to form the Republic of China Fine Arts Society and served as an officer and head of the Chinese Painting Section. helped organise the National Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition.Held a lifetime professorship at the College of Chinese Culture. Directed the Fine Arts, the Republic of China Cultural Renaissance Movement, American branch. Held many one man painting exhibitions, including the 1964 exhibits at the Mussee Cernshi Gallery in Paris and the World Fair in New York.

1964 Founded the Shr Jung Center for Culture and the Arts in New York.

1974 Returned to Taiwan to publish Yi Chuan.

1975 March 26, at midnight, he died.
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