Wu Yan-hsia

Wu Yan-hsia (Wu Yanxia 吳雁霞 1930-2001) was a Chinese t'ai chi ch'uan teacher of Manchu ancestry. She was the daughter of Wu Kung-i (吳公儀 1900-1970) with whom she learned t'ai chi. She also helped in the teaching of her father's students. Wu Yan-hsia was the the younger sister of Wu Ta-kuei and Wu Ta-ch'i, and married Kuo Hsiao-chung, who was also a disciple of her father's. She held the position of "Gate-keeper" of the Wu family from 1996 to her death in 2001 and was succeeded by her cousin Wu Ta-hsin.

Wu Yan-hsia moved to Hong Kong from Shanghai in 1948. She attended to the affairs of the Chien-ch'uan Tai Chi Chuan Association while training her students and disciples. She became known as a specialist with the t'ai chi sword and t'ai chi spear.

She travelled to other Wu family schools in China, Singapore, Malaysia and Canada. Included in her list of disciples are Saw Phaik Hwa, Patricia Leong the chief instructor of the Hawaii school, Goon Ark Leau chief instructor of the Singapore "Jian Chuan Tai Chi Chuan Association", Lim Sou Ping, chief instructor of the Bali school and Rose Chan.