Jee Sin Sim See
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|other_names = Jee Shim, Chi Seen Chi Sin Sim Si, Ji Sin Sim Si, Zhi Shan, Zhì Shàn Chán Shī
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|ethnicity = Chinese
|style = Nanquan, Weng Chun,Leung Ting, pg. 53 Wing ChunChu 2015, pg.90-99
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|occupation = Monk, Martial artist
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| align=right|Pinyin: | Zhì Shàn Chán Shī |
| align=right|Cantonese Yale: | Ji3 Sin6 Sim3 Si1 |
| align=right|Literally | "Chi Sin, Zen teacher" |
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The Venerable Chi Sin Sim Si{{efn|name="Name"|Chi Seen, Chi Sin Sim Si, Ji Sin Sim Si (Cantonese); Zhi Shan, Zhi Shan Chan Shi (Mandarin); ({{zh|p=Zhì Shàn Chán Shī|cy=Ji3 Sin6 Sim3 Si1|l=Chi Sin, Zen teacher}})- His name means "Immense Kindness."}} is a legendary Chinese martial artist, said to have been one of the Five Elders, survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty (1644{{ndash}}1912). He is linked to many southern Chinese martial arts including the five major family styles of Hung{{cn|date=November 2021}}, Lau and Choy gar{{cn|date=November 2021}}, Lee gar and Mok gar{{cn|date=November 2021}}, Ng Ga Kuen/Ng Gar King{{cn|date=November 2021}} and Wing Chun.Chu 2015, pg. 53, 90-99
History
Chi Sin is said to have originally been a resident monk of the Original Northern Song Shan Shaolin Temple, in Henan. He was a survivor of the destruction of a Southern Shaolin Temple, situated in Fujian{{efn|name="TempleA"|As the Original in the North, Henan was never burned down at that time.({{cn|date=November 2021}})}}.{{cn|date=November 2021}}
Others say that Chi Sin and the other Five Elders escaped the burning of the temple at Quanzhou 泉州 in Fujian. They went their separate ways and Chi Sin built the second southern temple at Jiulian Shan 九連山 (Nine Lotus Mountain), also in Fujian. Chi Sin was a revolutionary who planned to overthrow the Qing Government. However two of the Five Elders, Bak Mei and Fung Dou Dak joined forces with the Qing army and destroyed the second southern Shaolin Temple with a huge army outnumbering the monks 10 to 1. Chi Sin, the Abbot of the temple, was killed by Pak Mei in a duel during the attack.{{cite web|url=https://www.shaolin.org/answers/ans01a/feb01-3.html|title=Answers to Readers' Questions and Answers — February 2001 (Part 3)|author=|date=|work=shaolin.org|accessdate=20 January 2016}}
Chi Sin features prominently in "Legends of Southern Shaolin” 南少林傳奇 written by Chiew Sek (Cantonese) and published in 1993. All of the legendary figures of Southern Shaolin and more widely, southern Chinese martial arts ('Nanquan/Nam Kuen') 南拳 are in some way associated with the legendary figure of Chi Sin such as Fong Sai-yuk 方世玉, Ng Mui, Luk Ah-choi陸阿采, Lei Jou-fan 李祖寬, Wu Wai-kin 胡惠乾 and Hung Hei-gun 洪熙官 to name a few. Chi Sin has been portrayed in many Chinese martial arts movies.{{cite web |url=https://www.ixigua.com/search/%E5%B0%91%E6%9E%97%E5%AF%BA%E5%85%A8%E9%9B%86%E6%92%AD%E6%94%BE%E8%87%B3%E5%96%84/ |title = 西瓜视频}}
See also
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References
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Bibliography
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- {{cite book|title=The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Tradition|last1=Chu|first1=Robert|last2=Ritchie|first2=Rene|last3=Wu|first3=Y.|publisher=Tuttle Publishing|year=2015|isbn=9781462917532|url={{Google books|plainurl=yes|id=Ux0NCwAAQBAJ}}}}
- {{cite book|title=Roots and Branches of Wing Tsun, Second edition (January 1, 2000)|last1=Leung|first1=Ting|publisher=Leung Ting Co ,Hong Kong|year=2000|isbn=9627284238|url= https://www.scribd.com/document/159561680/Roots-of-Wing-Tsun}}
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