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According to Chen Village family history, Chen Bu ( 陳仆 ; 陈卜 ) was a skilled martial artist who started the martial arts tradition within Chen Village.

The Chen family were originally from Shanxi, Hong Dong ( 山西洪洞 ).

Chen Bu, considered to be the founder of the village, moved from Shanxi to Wen County, Henan Province ( 河南溫县 ) in 1374.

The new area was originally known as Chang Yang Cun ( 常陽村 ) or Sunshine village and grew to include a large number of Chen descendants.

Because of the three deep ravines ( Gou ) beside the village it came to be known as Chen Jia Gou ( 陳家溝 ) or Chen Family creek / brook.

For generations onwards, the Chen Village was known for their martial arts.