Zhang Sanfeng, written by Jin Yong, has high martial arts. Does he really exist in history?

Zhang Sanfeng, written by Jin Yong, has high martial arts. Does he really exist in history? There must be this person in history, but I'm not sure which dynasty Zhang Sanfeng was from. Because Zhang Sanfeng was recorded in the Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the descriptions were different. As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. According to these records, although we are not sure which dynasty he came from, we can say for sure that there was such a person in history. The following are three versions of Zhang Sanfeng's Historical Records.

Third Edition: Zhang Sanfeng, a Ming Dynasty native.

According to the Biography of Zhang Sanfeng in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Sanfeng was a Taoist priest in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. He is burly and looks even more ferocious. And behave differently and don't pay attention to appearance. No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, it is a tattered dress. I worked as an intern in Baoji before I was promoted to Jin. By chance, I went to Wudang Mountain to be a Taoist priest. These records are most similar to Zhang Sanfeng written by Jin Yong.

Second Edition: Zhang Sanfeng was born in Song Dynasty.

Zhang Sanfeng was the real founder of Tai Ji Chuan in Song Dynasty. According to records, Zhang Sanfeng, also known as Zhang Sanfeng, lived in the late Northern Song Dynasty and was a Taoist in the literature of Qing Dynasty. Huang Zongxi's Epitaph of Wang Zhengnan in Qing Dynasty also recorded that Zhang Sanfeng was the founder of Tai Ji Chuan. And described in detail how Zhang Sanfeng realized the natural truth by observing the fighting between magpies and pythons, and later created a set of boxing methods called Tai Ji Chuan.

Huang Zongxi and Wang Zhengnan, the master of martial arts at that time, were good friends, and Huang's father and son were both famous and rigorous historians. Therefore, it can be judged that Zhang Sanfeng written by Huang Zongxi has certain basis, and the records in the book should be credible.

Third Edition: Zhang Sanfeng was born in Yuan Dynasty.

Zhang Sanfeng came from the Yuan Dynasty, but his name was not Zhang Sanfeng, but Zhang Yang, a Taoist. At the same time, he believes in Buddhism, so he is also a Buddhist in Ciyun Temple. When he was a Taoist in Wudang Mountain, Zhongyue, he used his knowledge and combined with some natural factors to create Erlu Tongbi Boxing and Zhang Yang Boxing. The Biography of Ji Fang in the Ming Dynasty also records: "You can't say that people are rich and precious. You studied Taoism with Liu at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty and then studied Taoism in Taiqing Palace."