There are many traditional Chinese martial arts styles with different origins. Tongbeiquan, which is popular in Beijing and Tianjin, is said to have been created by Qi Xin, a native of Bazhou, Langfang City, Hebei Province, in the late Qing Dynasty. The Qi family was originally good at pole techniques. When they met Mr. Ma from Henan who was proficient in boxing, they exchanged pole techniques for boxing techniques. Later, they met Mr. Zhao who was good at knife techniques, so they exchanged pole and knife techniques, forming Qimen's unique "twelve-pole" method, "eight-step thirteen-knife" method, and "one hundred and eight single-handed" method. The Qi family Tongbeiquan began to become famous in the martial arts world.