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</header> <figure class="post-thumbnail"><img width="840" height="473" alt="" decoding="async" itemprop="image" fetchpriority="high" data-srcset="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BookCoverTopHalf_vilva2-840x473.png 840w, https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BookCoverTopHalf_vilva2-108x60.png 108w" data-src="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BookCoverTopHalf_vilva2-840x473.png" data-sizes="(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px" class="attachment-vilva-sidebar size-vilva-sidebar wp-post-image lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img width="840" height="473" src="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BookCoverTopHalf_vilva2-840x473.png" class="attachment-vilva-sidebar size-vilva-sidebar wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" itemprop="image" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BookCoverTopHalf_vilva2-840x473.png 840w, 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Check back here often as we will continue adding chapters throughout the upcoming year !!!</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><a href="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Introduction-to-Tien-Shan-Pai-Book.pdf"><img decoding="async" alt="" data-src="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/book.png" class="wp-image-1479 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img decoding="async" src="https://tienshanpai.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/book.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1479"/></noscript></a></figure></div> <p>Introduction to Tien Shan Pai is a comprehensive synopsis of the attributes of this popular northern style of Chinese Kuo Shu. Grandmaster Huang, Chien-Liang, 64th generation Grandmaster of Tien Shan Pai, provides details about the system’s history, characteristics, philosophy, and technique. 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