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Teacher Gu Tidong 谷体东 谷体东老师

Author of Royal Wudang (《皇家武当》) · carrier of Wudang culture · Dao De Jing practice mentor

Gu Tidong stands in a dark traditional jacket against a misty mountain backdrop.

Gu Tidong enlisted in October 1982 and served as squad leader, platoon leader, transport assistant, transport section chief and equipment section chief. In 2002 he chose his own career path and went to a poor mountain village in Laiwu to help with poverty relief. In August 2013 he went to Wudang to study its wellness culture in depth, developed a simple, lasting approach to natural wellness, and continues to study Zhang Sanfeng's taiji dandao.

Appointments and honours

  • Deputy Director, China Social and Cultural Development Foundation

  • Named an outstanding demobilised officer of the whole army, 2009

  • Named one of Shandong Province's top ten news figures, 2016