Fang Qiniang
| Fang Qiniang | |
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Fang Qiniang teaching- Fighting with the crane | |
| Born | Ming dynasty Lishui, Zhejiang, China |
| Native name | 方七娘 |
| Other names | Amoy Min Nan; Hng Chhit-niâ; Fang Chi |
| Residence | China |
| Style | Fujian White Crane |
Fang Qiniang (Chinese: 方七娘 Fāng Qīniáng) - alias Fong Chut-Leung and Fong Wing-Chun - was a Chinese martial artist and founder of the Fujian White Crane style of Chinese martial arts in the mid-17th century. She learned martial arts from her father, Fang Zhengdong, a lay Shaolin disciple.
Martial arts scholars and academics have noted a similarity between Fang Qiniang's story and that of Yim Wing-chun, the female figure credited as creator of Wing Chun, as espoused by the Ip Man lineage. It is agreed that Fang and Fujian White Crane Kung Fu came to existence before Wing Chun and its legend.