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Xu Jiafu (1893-1972) is Xibo, the eldest son of Xu Lanzhou, and he was the dean of Hebei Guoshu Museum. At the age of 7, he invited an old talent to teach the Four Books and Five Classics at home. At the same time, he studied martial arts with his father Xu Lanzhou, mainly practicing Shaolin Boxing. He graduated from the Wuhan Naval Torpedo School, and then furthered his studies in the Artillery Department of Baoding Army School. Zeng and Fu Zuoyi and Chu Xichun were contemporaries. When he graduated, he was in the first direct-anhui war. Xu Jiafu served as the intern artillery company commander. During the internship, he accidentally pierced the eardrum, and he was named "Xu Da Deaf." In June 1928, Xu Lanzhou retired from the military and returned to the Xu Family Mansion in Tianjin. Xu Jiafu followed his father's order and returned to the Xu Mansion from the military world. Xu Jiafu devoted himself to learning Bajiquan, Chop Hanging Palm, Yijinjing, Taiji 108 Forms, Baji Liuhe Big Spear and other skills at home from Li Shuwen. After 8 years, his skills are profound and powerful, and he can wear more than 200 Practicing boxing and using guns in armor. Later, he followed Gao Huchen to learn internal skills, top skills, palms, bow bows, lobs, palm wrestling, and kicks, especially Tai Chi thunder boxing. After the Hebei Guoshu Museum was established in 1928, Xu Jiafu was the dean of academic affairs at that time. Soon after the establishment of the Guoshu Museum, Xu Jiafu and Gao Huchen led his apprentices to participate in the Nanjing Guoshu National Examination, winning the first place for the Hebei Guoshu Museum and returning with honor. In 1931, after the Guoshu Museum moved to Beijing, he still taught with Gao Huchen, until the "July 7 Incident" was forced to disband the Guoshu Hall because he was unyielding to serve the Japanese invaders. The most famous apprentices of Xu Jiafu are the big disciples Bao Yousheng, Wu Yukun, Yang Tongmao, and Zhang Shizhong. These four are known as the "Four King Kong" in the Guoshu Museum. The disciples then went to teach in the army, and Xu Jiafu took Bao to live in Xu's family and practiced for another three years. After the founding of New China, he stayed at home. The two studied martial arts and jointly compiled a set of "Secrets of Baji Qigong." Xu Jiafu lived in North Wenchang Hutong, Shiluma Street, Xicheng District, Beijing. After the "Cultural Revolution", he moved to the home of his daughter Xu Airong, No. 5, Suzhou Hutong, Dongdan, Beijing. He died without illness at the age of 79.