 During the Cultural Revolution Li Shao'an was sent back to his hometown in Shandong Province where he lived in poverty for most of his life.While he trained and taught Baguazhang to select students, to this date no lineage holder of his teachings has been found.On the other hand, Liu Wanchuan, while experiencing difficult hardships of his own, was able to pass on his teachings to many students after the suppression of the Cultural Revolution had ended.