Career
Although he was a provincial warlord, he served President Chiang Kai Shek and the Chinese nationalist government with faith and honor. 1924-1924 Governor of Sichuan Province
1924-1925—Military-Governor of Sichuan Province
1933-1938—General Officer Commanding XX Corps
1938-1944—Commander in Chief 27th Army Group
1939-1940—Deputy Commander in Chief 6th War Area
1940-1945—Deputy Commander in Chief 9th War Area
1945-1948—Chairman of the Government of Guizhou Province
1949—moved to Taiwan during the Nationalist exodus from the mainland
1950s—An avid sports person, he was the Republic of China"s Olympic Committee Chairman and at the Olympic Games in Mexico carried the national flag of Taiwan, Republic of China in the opening ceremony. He was a well-known mountaineer and the Chairman of the Taiwan Mountain Climbing Association as well.
In 1927 he invited him to his residence in Wan Xian, Sichuan.
After his master"s death, General Yang wrote the report "A Factual Account of the 250 Year-Old Good-Luck Manitoba", where he described Li Ching Yuen"s appearance: "He has good eyesight and a brisk stride. Li stands seven feet tall, has very long fingernails, and a ruddy complexion."
The Tai Chi Chuan Master T. T. Liang (Liang Tung Tsai) learned from General Yang the practice of the "Eight Brocade Qigong".
