Taoist priest YOU Lizong（游理宗道長）
Family Name: You Yulong（游玉龍）
Taoist Names: Lingquanzi（靈泉子）
⦁Born in Xingtang, Hebei province of China
⦁Started learning Wudang culture and martial arts since his childhood from Great Grandmaster You Xuande
⦁Leading Disciple (the 15th generation) of Wudang Great Grandmaster You Xuande
⦁Official Representative of Wudang culture and martial arts appointed by the Wudang Pai Headquarters and Great Grandmaster You Xuande
⦁‘Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China (Wudang Esoteric Impartation of Internal Martial Arts)’ appointed by Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China
Current Main Positions
⦁President of European Taoist Association
⦁President of Unión Taoísta de España
⦁Honorary Vice-president of Associazione Taoista Italiana
⦁Honorary Vice-president of Slovenian Taoist Association
⦁Vice-president of Wudang Taoism Research Center
⦁Academician of South Wudang Taoist Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings Academy
⦁Adviser to Peking University’s Taoism Club and Chief Coach of Wudang Martial Arts
⦁Adviser to China’s Cultural Information Committee (Southern Red Agate Section)
⦁Secretary-general of the Art Research Committee of Chen Shaomei
⦁President of Beijing Wudang Association
Main Honors and Recognition
⦁‘Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage of China (Wudang Esoteric Impartation of Internal Martial Arts)’ appointed by Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China
⦁‘Excellent Thesis Award’ of young and middle-aged Taijiquan masters granted by Lijiang International Taijiquan Association of China
⦁Grand award (Wudangquan section) of International Wushu Championship of Italy
⦁Honorary Certificate granted by International Wushu Federation
⦁‘Top 30 Favorite Chinese Taijiquan Masters of the World’Award granted by World Taijiquan Committee
⦁National Top Artist in China
⦁The book ‘Wudang Dragon Wandering Baguazhang’ has been published by People’s Sports Publishing House of China
