 The scholarly routine is a derivative of the martial routine.It is said that during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (r. 1875–1908) in the Qing dynasty, boxer Hu Fengsan of Shenyang learned of the fame of Chuojiao masters, the Duans in Hebei Province, and traveled 500 kilometers to study with him.After years of hard work, Hu came to understand the secrets of Chuojiao and went back to his native town, where he further developed the art into the scholarly routine, known later as the Hu-style Chuojiao.