What is "meihuaquan"

Meihua Quan (; literally " Plum Flower Fist") is a very common name in kung fu:

• 1) a style of kung fu that originated in the northern provinces of China centuries ago. Meihuaquan is also known as Meihuazhuang (梅花桩).General introduction to Meihuaquan/Meihuazhuang: Chinese Kung-Fu Series 14,

Five Ganzhi Meihuazhuang Techniques, (a bilingual text in Chinese and English) written by Wang Zhizhong, Han Jianzhong, and Yan Zijie, published by Hai Feng Publishing Co. Ltd. Third Edition 1995, Hai Feng Publishing Company ISBN 962-238-122-7

• 2) other kung fu styles with the name, like Meishanquan from southern China;
• 3) exercise, or sparring, sets within differently named styles of kung fu, like Da and Xiao Meihuaquan in Songshan Shaolinquan.