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Qiu Chuji (1148 – 1227)
Qiu Chuji (1148 – 1227)

Qiu Chuji (Traditional Chinese: 丘處機; Simplified Chinese: 丘处机, alternately rendered Kiu Chang Chun; Taoist name: Chang Chun (長春 or Perpetual Spring); 1148 – 23 July 1227) was a Quanzhen Taoist, the most famous of Wang Chongyang's seven disciples, or Seven Immortals. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. The Quanzhen ( School is a major sect of Taoism that originated in Northern China. Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊɪzəm/ or /ˈtaʊɪzəm/ also spelled '''Daoism''') refers to a variety of related Philosophical and Religious traditions Wang Chongyang ( 11 January 1113 – 22 January 1170) calendar] 宋徽宗政和二年十二月廿二 – 金世宗大定十年正月初四] He was also the founder of the Dragon Gate Taoism (Simplified Chinese:龙门派). The Dragon Gate Taoism ( 龙门派is a sect of the Complete Reality ( QuanZhen 全真派) school of Taoism which integrated Buddhism and Confucianism into a comprehensive new form of Taoism

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In 1219 Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol empire and the greatest of Asiatic conquerors, invited Chang Chun to visit him. Genghis Khan ( or;, Chinggis Khaan, ʧiŋgɪs χaːŋ Činggis Qaɣan; 1162–1227 born (meaning "ironworker" was the Mongol founder The Mongol Empire ( Mongolyn Ezent Güren or mn Их Mонгол улс Ikh Mongol Uls; 1206–1368 was the largest contiguous Empire Genghis' letter of invitation, dated 15 May 1219 (by present reckoning), has been preserved, one of the great curiosities of history. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Here the formidable Mongol warrior appears as a meek disciple of wisdom, modest and simple, almost Socratic in his self-examination, alive to many of the deepest truths of life and government.

Chang Chun obeyed this summons; and leaving his home in Shantung (February 1220) journeyed first to Peking. ( is a coastal province of eastern People's Republic of China. Learning that Genghis had gone further west upon fresh conquests, the sage stayed the winter in the Mongol capital. In February 1221 Chang Chun started off again, traversing eastern Mongolia to the camp of Genghis' brother Ujughen, near Lake Bbr, or Buyur, in the upper basin of the Kerulun-Amur. Mongolia (mɒŋˈɡoʊliə, literally Mongol country/nation,) is a Landlocked Country in East From thence he travelled south-westward up the Kerulun, crossing the Karakorum region in north-central Mongolia, and so arrived at Chinese Altay Mountains, probably passing near the present Uliassutai. Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian Khara-khorin, Classical Mongolian Qara Qorum) was the capital of the Mongol Empire in the 13th century The Altai Mountains (Алтай Altay; Алтай 阿尔泰山脉 are a Mountain range in central Asia, where Russia, After traversing the Altay he visited Bishbalig, answering to the modern Urumtsi, and moved along the north side of the Tian Shan range to Lake Sairam, Almalik (or Kuija), and the rich valley of the Ili. Ürümchi or Ürümqi, sometimes spelled Wulumuqi (English uːˈruːmtʃi ئۈرۈمچی|Ürümchi) is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region The Tian Shan (天山 Pinyin: Tiān Shān "celestial mountains" also commonly spelled Tien Shan, is a Mountain range located in Central Almalik was an ancient city in Central Asia. It was mentioned by Persian historians and Chinese travellers (a

We then trace him to Balasagun and the Chu and across this river to Talas and the Tashkent region, and then over the Jaxartes (or Syr Dana) to Samarkand, where he halted for some months. Balasagun ( Balassagun, Balasaghun, Karabalsagun;, Persian: بلاساغون was an ancient Soghdian city in modern-day Kyrgyzstan Syr Darya (Сырдария Сирдарё Sirdaryoسيردريا also transliterated Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a River in Central Asia Samarkand (Samarqand Самарқанд سمرقند UniPers: "Samarqand" is the second-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of Finally, through the Iron Gates of Termit, over the Oxus, and by way of Balkh and northern Afghanistan, Chang Chun reached Genghis' camp near the Hindu Kush. The Amu Darya (formerly Oxus River the Greeks (Ptolemeus called it Oxiana palus) is the longest river in Central Asia. Balkh ( - Balḫ) also known as Bactra, was once a major world city but was destroyed entirely by the Mongols. Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, The Hindu Kush is a Mountain range located between Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was in Samarkand in the year 1221 where Chang Chun met with Muslim imams who viewed Chang Chun with disdain, in which he returned their contempt; "Why do you make the pilgrimage to Mecca?" spoke Chang Chun. "Do you not know that God is everywhere?"

Returning home he largely followed his outward route, with certain deviations, such as a visit to Kuku-khoto. He was back in Peking by the end of January 1224. From the narrative of his expedition (the Hsi Yu Ki, written by his pupil and companion Li Chi Chang) we derive some of the most faithful and vivid pictures ever drawn of nature and man between the Great Wall of China and Kabul, between the Aral and Yellow Sea. The Great Wall of China ( or ( is a series of stone and earthen Fortifications in China, built rebuilt and maintained between the 6th century BC and the 16th } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with The Aral Sea ( Kazakh: Арал Теңізі Aral Tengizi, Orol dengizi Russian: Аральскοе мοре Tajik / Persian: Daryocha-i The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a Marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. Of particular interest are the sketches of the Mongols, and of the people of Samarkand and its vicinity; the account of the fertility and products of the latter region, as of the Ili valley, at or near Almalig-Kulja; and the description of various great mountain ranges, peaks and defiles, such as the Chinese Altay, the Tian Shan, Mt Bogdo-ola (?), and the Iron Gates of Termit. Defile is a geographic term for a narrow pass or gorge between mountains or hills There is, moreover, a noteworthy reference to a land apparently identical with the uppermost valley of the Yenisei. Yenisei (Енисе́й is the greatest River system flowing to the Arctic Ocean, and at 5539 km (3445 mi is the fifth longest river in the world

After his return Chang Chun lived at Peking until his death on 23 July 1227. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. By order of Genghis Khan some of the former imperial garden grounds were made over to him, for the foundation of a Taoist monastery.

Authorship of Journey to the West (Xi You Ji) has sometimes been attributed to Chang Chun, but this is incorrect. Journey to the West ( is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. The Xi You Ji was written by Wu Cheng'en. Wu Cheng'en ( ca 1500–1582 Courtesy name Ruzhong (汝忠 was a Chinese novelist and poet of the Ming Dynasty. Such confusion may have arisen from its similarity to the title of Chang Chun's travel description, Qiu Chang Chun Xi You Ji. Qiu Chang Chun Xi You Ji 长春真人西游记 (Travels to the West of Qiu Chang Chun was a recordof journey of Taoist monk Qiu Chuji from Shandong China through central

Popular culture

Qiu Chuji is a fictional character in the novels of Jin Yong. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Louis Cha, GBM, OBE ( born 6 February 1924) known with his pen name Jin Yong ( is one of the most influential modern Chinese-language The character is a fictionalized version of the historical figure and an expert practitioner of martial arts. He is not a very good Daoist in the strictly religious sense of the term as he does not abide by the laissez-faire precepts of Daoism for which he has been repeatedly berated by his senior Ma Yu. Qiu Chuji involved himself in matters of society extensively, assassinating corrupt officials, collaborators and traitors.

See also

The Seven Immortals

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Preceded by::
Liu Chuxuan		 Head Daoist of Quanzhen ?-1227 Succeeded by::
Wan Zhiping
The Quanzhen ( School is a major sect of Taoism that originated in Northern China.
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