[1] Recognised as one of four "Buddha's Warrior Attendants (Si Jingang)," the four outstanding exponents of the 19th generation in Chenjiagou,[2] Xiaowang was chairperson of the Henan Province Chen Push Hands Taijiquan Association, deputy head of the Wushu Academy of Henan Province, and technical advisor and official assessor for the standardized competition routines for the Chen, Yang, Wu, and Sun styles of tai chi.

[3] Chen was awarded the Chinese National Wushu Tournament Taijiquan gold medal three consecutive years beginning in 1980.

He was depicted in a March 1981 Japanese documentary on tai chi,[4] demonstrating the laojia form, fa jin, and escaping from various qinna holds.

He told inside Kung-Fu Magazine in 1991, "I have tried to do away with all the repetitions and simplify the exceedingly difficult moves without destroying the characteristics of Chen Style [tai chi], with special emphasis to attack/defense and the chansi technique."

[5] Apart from his martial arts prowess, Chen is a carpenter by trade,[6] a calligrapher, an author of three tai chi books, and is known to enjoy Mao Jian Cha tea (信阳毛尖茶).