Kwan Sai Hung
Kwan Sai Hung (also known as Guan Shihong[1]) is a martial artist, and the subject of Deng Ming-Dao's Chronicles of Tao books.[2] Born in 1920, Kwan is a Taoist Monk from the Zheng Yi sect of Taoism from the Huashan monastery. He is also a martial arts master.[3]
Biography
Kwan was born in 1920.[4] His grandparents were Taoism adherents who practiced martial arts, and he came from an aristocratic family background, [5][6] His father was a general, and his grandfather was a mandarin.[7] When Kwan was nine years old, his grandfather arranged for him to go up Mount Hua to receive training in old Taoist traditions, including martial arts, medicine, herbal medicine, and inner alchemy.[4][8] Kwan was the Grand Master of Huashan's 13th and final disciple.[9] Following two years of guerrilla warfare during the Second Sino-Japanese War, Kwan went back to the mountain.[6][9] Once he had completed the process of becoming an adept, he entered the political space.[4] Kwan became an undersecretary for Zhou Enlai.[4][6] While Maoists were engaging in purges and dismantling the traditional cultural practices of China, Kwan moved to the United States in the middle of the 1960s.[4][5] In the early 1990s, he was the sole overseas representative of the Zhengyi-Huashan Taoist sect.[4]
Starting in 1981, he taught Deng Ming-Dao for 13 years.[10] Deng wrote two books about him in the Chronicles of Tao series:[11] The Wandering Taoist[1][6][8][9] and Seven Bamboo Tablets of the Cloudy Satchel (1987).[7][11] For The Wandering Taoist, Kwan created artwork depicting himself when he was 16 years old, his fellow students, and the Taoist masters the Grand Master, the Frog Immortal, and the Bat Immortal.[6]
By 1987, Kwan was a resident of the San Francisco Bay Area.[11] Kwan was 103 years old in 2024 and was teaching qi gong courses.[12]
References
- 1 2 Yu, David C. (1994). Religion in Postwar China: A Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 148. ISBN 0-313-26732-4. ISSN 0742-6836. Retrieved 2026-06-07 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Deng Ming-Dao: Chronicles of Tao: The Secret Life of a Taoist Master. ISBN 0-06-250219-0
- ↑ "Kwan Sai-Hung Profile from the Omega Institute". Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Camphausen, Rufus C. (1991). The Encyclopedia of Erotic Wisdom: A Reference Guide to the Symbolism, Techniques, Rituals, Sacred Texts, Anatomy, and History of Sexuality. Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International. p. 101. ISBN 0-89281-321-0. Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 Gardner, Peter M. (2006). Journeys to the Edge: In the Footsteps of an Anthropologist. Columbia, Missouri: University of Missouri Press. pp. 207–208. ISBN 978-0-8262-1634-2. Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Shiery, Jr., Floyd (1983-06-01). "Deng Ming-Dao. The Wandering Taoist". Library Journal. Vol. 108, no. 11. p. 1145. Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 Scott, Victoria (1987-03-15). "Pursuing a Butterfly In the Land of Tao". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 Lynn, Elizabeth A. (1983-09-04). "The Wandering Celestials". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 Bertschy, Joyce Demma (1983-10-09). "Man becomes master in 'Wandering Taoist'". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2026-05-29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Wilson, David (2005-02-06). "Deng Ming-dao". South China Morning Post. Factiva SCMP000020050205e1260000g. Archived from the original on 2026-05-29. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- 1 2 3 Wakeman, Carolyn (1987-05-24). "Iron & Silk: A Young..." Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 292563009. Archived from the original on 2026-05-29. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
- ↑ "Ashokan Watershed Conference continues in July with events that promote connection with nature". The Daily Gazette. 2024-07-10. NewsBank 19AAFA544C650110. Archived from the original on 2026-05-29. Retrieved 2026-05-29.