If you have some info regarding some Kungfu Legends or Heroes in China, you can add them here.

Here is some profiles that I found while surfing on the net :

1. Zhang San Feng

One tradition claims that Master Chang San-Feng was born at midnight on April 9, 1247 AD,
near Dragon-Tiger Mountain in Kiang-Hsi Province in the southeast of China. He is
said to have been a government official in his youth, learned Shaolin martial arts while
living in the Pao-Gi Mountains near Three Peaks (San Feng), and then living for scores
of years as a Taoist hermit and sage in the Wu-Tang (Wudang) Mountains. He is reported to
have lived to be 200 years old (1247-1447AD), but his death date is uncertain. He would
have lived in the Sung, Yuan, and Ming Dynasties if these dates were accurate. (Jou, 1980)

Master Chang is known by a variety of names: Chang San-Feng, Cheng San Feng,
Chang Chun Pao, Chang Sam Bong, Zhang Sanfeng, Chang Tung, Chang Chun-pao,
Grandmaster Chang, Chang the Immortal, Immortal Chang, Zhangsanfeng.

The early legends about Chang San-Feng are linked with activities of Emperor Chengzu
(1403-1424) who searched for Chang and other political refugees. By 1459, Chang
had been declared an Immortal and, as with most saints, stories of his miraculous
powers became part of the folklore in the Wudang Mountain area. There is a fairly
long tradition amongst Wundang Mountain martial artists and Taoists that attributes
the development of soft style martial arts to Chang San-Feng and his disciples
(Yeo, 2001). In 1670, Huang Zongxi wrote a book called Epitaph for Wang
Zhengnan in which Chang San-Feng was called the founder of internal martial
arts practiced near Mount Wudang. By the 1870's, Yang family Taiji teachers
were claiming that Chang San-Feng was the originator of Tai Chi Chuan.
(Wong, 1997; Wile, 1996)

Some of the interesting links regarding Zhang San Feng :

http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Pagoda/9536/chang.html

http://www.nardis.com/~twchan/henning.html

Will add some more later

1. Wudang Taoist Inner Alchemy Practice
In the Chinese history there existed two men called Zhang San Feng. One was born in the Sung dynasty (960-1279), who upon retirement retreated with disgust from the world to a Taoist monastery on Wudang Mountain, where he acquired his Taoist name of San Feng. He is said to
have learned T'ai Chi Ch'uan in a dream, or after watching a bird and a snake fight. More likely, Zhang applied the Taoist health principles and knowledge of energy circulation to his vast ability in external kung fu, thus creating something really different - a martial art that dos not use muscle power as a primary source of movement, but Chi. Later he became an accomplished Inner KungFu master after long term practice with several teachers. Therefore, he was regarded as the common founder of all Taichi boxing schools.

Another Zhang San Feng was a native of I-Chou in LiaoTung Province. His scholar name was Chuan Yee and Chun Shee. He lived in Yuan dynasty (1279-1368).

The Chinese old book Ming History bearing records available in the monastery on Wudang Mountain does indeed mention him. Descriptions picture him as being seven feet tall, with the bones of a crane and the posture of a pine tree, whiskers shaped like a spear, winter and summer wearing the same bamboo hat, carrying a horsehair duster and being able to cover 1000 Li in a day, sometimes Aeating 50 Kg food in one meal, sometimes keeping fasting as long as several months, possessing amazing memory as to recite a scripture fluently after reading it just one time.

The early legends about Zhang San-Feng are linked with activities of Emperor Chengzu
(1403-1424) who searched for Zhang for many years without results. By 1459, Zhang
had been declared an Immortal and, as with most saints, stories of his miraculous powers became part of the folklore in the Wudang Mountain area. There is a fairly long tradition amongst Wundang Mountain martial artists and Taoists that attributes the development of soft style martial arts to Chang San-Feng and his disciples. In 1670, Huang Zongxi wrote a book called Epitaph for Wang Zhengnan in which Zhang San-Feng was called the founder of internal martial arts practiced near Mount Wudang.

Both the first Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang and the Emperor Zhuli gave the orders beckoning Zhang Sanfeng. In the letter written by Zhuli carried such words as ?Great immortal aspires for something ethereal and ascends all limitations, thus beyond common people?s surmises. Your orphaned cherishes the idea to meet you day and night?? Yet, no one was heard to ever meet him ever since.

In YongZheng Period of Qing Dynasty, Wang Xeeling collected all articles written by Zhang San Feng and thus Full Collection of Zhang San Feng began to circulate among general society. Later Lee Xu Han, the founder of Western School of Taoism, re-edited the book and collected it to the enormous Taoism book Tao Zhang.
After more than 30 years of search and exploration, Zhang San Feng finally was apprenticed to Huo Long to study inner alchemy practice when he was almost 64 years old. By applying inner alchemy theory, Zhang San Feng made lot of improvement and correction to Taichi Boxing which was created by Zhang San Feng, the KungFu master in Sung Dynasty. So, most of people mistake the two Zhang San Feng as one Zhang San Feng and regarded him as one accomplished both in martial arts and inner alchemy.

In fact, Taichi boxing form set composes the first beginning phase for the inner alchemy practice. People can find such conclusion from one Zhang San Feng?s book Zhang San Feng Secret Skills For Taichi Alchemy. From other books written by Zhang San Feng people can know he widely absorbed the essence from Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism and held the three religions head the same target with different routes.

In his book Direct Explanation For The Mystery he introduced the different methods for inner alchemy practice according to diverse mental and physical constitution and the consecutive practice phases are consisted of discipline heart, fetus breathing, water wheel, cultivate elixir, etc.

His another book Great Dao was regarded as the guiding creed collection towards the understanding of the roots of three religions.

The Tree Without Root is a famous long poem. With the poem he emphasized his viewpoint that practitioners should cultivate both life force and primeval nature in the same time. He likened a human being?s life as a tree without root which means Jing, Qi and Shen are limited Aand continued consumption destines the final death from the very beginning. ?People should not wait until the boat becomes too corrupt to sail out,? Zhang San Feng shouted to all people and warned all human beings.

The level of martial arts practice is in proportion with Taoist inner alchemy practice. Zhang San Feng?s books often have the same conclusion. No good foundation of inner alchemy practice practitioners? martial arts practice is more like a tree without root. The outside strong cannot last long when the inner is weak enough. This is the relationship between root and branches in one tree.

Wudang Taoist Alchemy Practice, originated from Zhang San Feng, is a systematic training procedure handed down by generations of Wudang Taoists. By practice step by step, KungFu practitioners can gradually open up channels, preserve Chi and deploy Chi to every parts of body, thus laying a good foundation for any kinds of Wudang Kung Fu which emphasize the inner Kng Fu practice at first. Therefore, all Wudang Kung Fu practitioners are advised to begin their practice first from Wudang Taoist Alchemy Practice.

2. 36-form Wudang Boxing
3. Golden Elixir Steel Clothing
Introduction:
Wudang Kung Fu skill: Golden Elixir Steel Clothing
The Kung Fu art of Golden Elixir Steel Clothing is a hard-nature qigong practice. It has been a long time dream of effectively abstaining from injury by spear, sword, gun and other sharp weapons widely used in ancient Chinese battle field or self-defensAe circumstances. And such Kung Fu form came into being many centuries ago perfectly satisfying warriors? practical needs and thus gaining a very mysterious halo around it. For a persistent practitioner who can have the chance to receive proper systematic teaching of the whole set by Liu Li Hang, the No. 22 inheritor of Pure Yang school of Wudang Kung Fu, he/she can effectively withstand almost all kinds of strikes upon body such as kicks, punch, hits, piercing, etc. by hands, feet, spear, stick, etc. as same as like putting on a steel clothing. Furthermore, with such Kung Fu arts practitioners can crush invasions in an instant and impose enormous overwhelming power on enemies with its intangible force. Sometimes, it is widely used for Kung Fu demonstration. For instance:
1. Bounce stone monument into pieces with head
2. Hammer the brick stack which is uploaded upon the head and pounce them into pieces
3. Bear hits imposed by any people
4. Cut stone block into half with palm.
Besides its application in martial arts arena, Golden Elixir Steel Clothing Kung Fu is an invaluable gem in health preservation, disease treatment and prevention. Practicing it for long, practitioners can harmonize the flowing of Qi and blood, open up channels and course vessels, balance Yin and Yang in a whole and nourish the healthy Yang Qi. So, patients can use it to gradually enrich and empower the immune system and later such reenforcement can leads to the final success in overwhelming the pathogenic existence, resulting in a final cure of diseases as things develop.

To finaAlly master the whole art, practitioners need long time practice (half a year at least). Here in our center practitioners can learn the training methods.

4. Three-gems-go-around Tai Chi Boxing
5. Pure Yang Boxing
6. Pure Yang Consecutive Sword
7. Immortal Lou Hosetail Whisk
8. Hosetail Whisk Sword
9. Zhi Ran Divine Hitting Boxing
10. Six-Round Mind Will Elbow
11. TaiYi Nine Position Stump
12. TaiYi Five Elements Boxing
13. Wudang 27-Form Sword
Introduction:

Drawing nutrition from old Wudang Kung Fu books and secretly-kept notes, Wudang Kung Fu Boxing Research Association compiles this sword-manipulation form set. It is widely welcomed by most Kung Fu practitioners after experimental teaching, and its features of easy-learning and acceptance by most practitioners show off gradually. Kung Fu practitioners from Taiwan, Hong Kong received the training successfully and now normal teaching classes are available.

14. Wudang 18-Form Boxing
Introduction:
Wudang 18-Form Boxing is a treasure skill among more than 10- strong boxing forms in
Wudang Kung Fu. Such boxing form draws essential contents from Xiao Yao Boxing, Pure-Yang Boxing, TaiYi Five Element Boxing, Zhi Ran (Nature) Gate, 8-Step Dragon Heart Palm, Tai He (Great Harmony) Boxing, ZhaoBao Tai Chi Boxing, and thus forms its very special features. Kung Fu practitioners can quickly rush deep into the essential things of Wudang Kung FAu boxing and no need to spend much time to learn so many kinds of Kung Fu forms.

The following lists the names of the 18 forms:
1. Turn around the Qian and Kun
2. Dragon rushes out of ocean
3. Cold-hit cock searches for food
4. Turtle plays in water
5. Immortal points the road
6. Birds fly in woods
7. Five dragons wade across river
8. Golden snake twines girder
9. Dragon turns back its head
10.Cat jumps upon mouse
11.Yin wing and Yang wing
12.Sparrow gazes upon fish
13.Virgin boy explores sea
14.Gate open for immortals
15.Lazy dragon lies down in road
16.Five elements form a tunnel
17.Bees return home
18.Bears turn around suddenly

16. Yellow Mud Yin Palm
Introduction:
Originating from Pure Yang school of Wudang Kung Fu, Yellow Mud Yin Palm
is always regarded as a treasure among Wugang Kung Fu. Kung Fu fans seldom have the chance to behold the art. Now Liu Li Hang, the No. 22 inheritor of Pure Yang school of Wudang Kung Fu, decides to teach such special art under the invitation of our center.

Practitioners who fully master Yellow Mud Yin Palm can send intangible huge impact to enemy?s body and such impact is almost as like very chilly gust rushes deep into the bone, and opponents will lost their resistance almost in an instance. The prominent character of such Kung Fu lies in that a very weak person can quicklyA overwhelm the very strong opponents. Also, practitioners can chop stone into pieces and grind the brick into powder if they really train in a proper way. But, here Kung Fu masters caution all practitioners: please don?t intent to use such art to injure other people. That will bring themselves punishment sooner or later.

There should have three steps to learn the whole Kung Fu art and by master Liu Li Hang?s personal teaching practitioners can quickly master the essentials in a gradual process.

Yellow Mud Yin Palm is one of the best Wudang Yin Kung Fu arts and can quickly enhance the Kung Fu handwork.

Topic discussion yg bagus tuh,tapi kalo copy-paste yg penting2 aja yah, yg ngga pentingnya tolong diapus dong, ngga relevan sama Kungfu Legends

Miyamoto Musashi

1584? - 1645

Miyamoto Musashi

The famed swordsman Miyamoto Musashi was born Shinmen Takezo in Harima Province and may have fought at Sekigahara under the Ukita as a common soldier. He makes no mention this (perhaps unsurprisingly) in the brief biography in his book, rather confining himself to his achievements in single combat. He claimed to have defeated his first opponent (a certain Arima Kihei) at the age of 13, following this up with a victory over " powerful martial artist called Akiyama of Tajima province." After 1600 Musashi drifted to Kyoto and became involved in a well-known battle with the Yoshioka School of swordsmanship, emerging victorious. He wrote that he engaged in sixty duels without suffering defeat once, and was noted in this regard for his skill at handling two swords at once. He was also remembered for employing a simple bamboo sword, which he used to deadly effect.
Much of Musashi's life between 1600 and 1640 is the stuff of legend and some have postulated that he served at Osaka Castle (1614-1615) on the defending side, taking quite a few heads in the process. In a similar vein, he is sometimes said to have helped quell the Shimabara Rebellion of 1638 - a theory which, as with his glories at Osaka, is impossible to prove. On the other hand, many of the important events depicted in Yoshikawa Eiji's famous novel Musashi have a basis in reality, to include his battle with the Yoshioka School, his defeat of the noted spearman Inei (chief priest of the Hôzô-in), and his duel in 1612 with Sasaki Kojiro, another famed swordsman. Less well-known is his skill as a painter, his works including a number of self-portraits and naturescapes.
Musashi the man must have cut a forbidding appearance: he was said to have rarely bathed or changed his clothes as well as suffering from a somewhat disfiguring skin condition. Following his duel with Sasaki, he seems to have focused his energies on perfecting his style of swordsmanship, spending much time in travel and reflection - thus epitomizing the much-beloved image of the brooding wanderer samurai.
In 1640 Musashi accepted service with the Hosokawa clan, and three years later, in Higo Province, began work on his great book, Gorin no shô (The Book of Five Rings). He finished this influential work on swordsmanship in May 1645 - the same year he died.
Musashi has enjoyed an immense popularity in the 20th Century and beyond, largely as a result of Yoshikawa's novel (which was originally published in serialized form in the Asahi Shimbun). Musashi skillfully weaves fact and fiction together to create an engrossing tale that has experienced increasing reknown in the West. Interestingly, the Asahi Shimbun noted in 1988 that at least one Edo Period source questioned Musashi's duel with Sasaki, stating that Musashi was not alone at the fight, and that his followers killed Ganryu when he had been knocked down to the ground.
Musashi's own book, the Gorin no shô, was quite well thought of in the United States during the 1980's as a glimpse into the Japanese mind, and was thus consumed by American businessmen - perhaps to the ironic amusement of their Japanese counterparts.

http://www.samurai-archives.com/musashi.html

I know he was a samurai, I think he deserved to be called kungfu legend as well. He was the strongest and the most famous samurai ever alive.

General Yue Fei, the national hero of the Southern Song Dynasty, was born in a poor and humble family. But he later became an accomplished general and a man of integrity. In his day, minority nationalities on the northern border, such as the Jins, invaded central China repeatedly. As a valiant and wise commander, he once defeated an enemy said to be 500,000 strong with only 800 soldiers on the outskirts of today's Kaifeng. So a commander of Jin sighed, 'It is easier to shake Mount Tai than to shake Yue Fei's army.' Thanks to Yue Fei and a contemporary general, Han Shizhong, the shaky regime of Southern Song maintained itself for the time being.

Yue Fei was no ordinary man. From his youth he had extraordinary strength. Before even reaching puberty he could lift a 150 Kgr weight and stretch a huge bow. He was taught the art of combat and that of the bow from Master Zhoutong and at the age of thirty he was already a leader of an unbeatable army. He participated in hundreds of battles and in commanding and training of his troops he was considered to be tough but fair. He was very successful with combat tactics and was usually able to defeat enemies that outnumbered him. The great General Yue Fei created the "108 hands", the so-called Yue Shi San Shou, which later was known as Ying Zhao (Eagle Claw).

PS: isnt that funny if, in addition to find Yue Fei's military strategy book, Guo Jing (and later Wuji) also found Yue Fei's eagle claw style? Guo Jing then used Hang Liong Sip Pat Ciang and this Eagle Claw simultaneously.

Guo Jing and Yue's Eagle Claw? I recall nothing about this in first edition, don't know about other version. Maybe mistaken it with White Skeleton Claw?

Yue Fei is simply the best. In martial arts, he is probably at least at the 3rd or max at 2nd level best fighter at his time (yes, there are some better fighters during his lifetime, it's just they are less famous. For example: Cao Ning )
And that 500k, it was more like 100k.