Wong Fei-hung, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Wong Fei-hung

Chinese martial artist and physician

Date of Birth: 09-Jul-1847

Place of Birth: Foshan, Guangdong, China

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1925

Profession: physician, martial artist, acupuncturist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Wong Fei-hung

  • Wong Fei-hung (born Wong Sek-cheung with the courtesy name Tat-wun; 9 July 1847 – 17 April 1925) was a Chinese martial artist, physician, and folk hero.
  • He has become the subject of numerous martial arts films and television series.
  • He was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts.
  • As a physician, Wong practised and taught acupuncture, Dit Da and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine in Po Chi Lam (???; ???; Baozhilín; Bou2-zi1-lam4), a medical clinic in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province.
  • A museum dedicated to him was built in his birthplace in Foshan City, Guangdong Province. Among Wong's students, the more notable ones include Lam Sai-wing (???; Lin Shirong), Leung Foon (??; Liang Kuan), Dang Fong (Deng Fang), and Ling Wan-kai (???; Ling Yunjie). Wong is sometimes incorrectly identified as one of the "Ten Tigers of Canton".
  • His father, Wong Kei-ying, was one of the ten but Wong himself was not.
  • Wong is also sometimes referred to as the "Tiger after the Ten Tigers".

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