Yang Jianhou

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Jianhou (1839–1917), or Yang Chien-hou, was the younger son of the founder of Yang-style tai chi Yang Luchan, and a well known teacher of the soft style martial art of tai chi.^[1] Yang's older brother, Yang Banhou, was the senior of Jianhou's generation, and also an important tai chi instructor.^[2] Jianhou's sons Yang Chengfu and Yang Shaohou were also famous teachers of tai chi.^[1][3]

Yang Jianhou 杨健侯
Born	1839 (1839) China
Died	1917 (aged 77–78)
Style	Yang-style tai chi
Other information
Notable students	Yang Chengfu Tian Zhaolin (田兆麟)

Yang Jianhou
Traditional Chinese	楊健侯
Simplified Chinese	杨健侯
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yáng Jiànhóu Wade–Giles Yang Chien-hou

Tai chi lineage tree with Yang-style focus