So Chan
| So Chan | |||||||||||
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| Born | unknown Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, Qing Empire | ||||||||||
| Died | unknown unknown, Qing Empire | ||||||||||
| Native name | 蘇燦 | ||||||||||
| Other names | So Fa-tsz (蘇花子) So Hut-yee (蘇乞兒) | ||||||||||
| Style | Chinese martial arts Drunken boxing Brutal boxing | ||||||||||
| Teacher(s) | Chan Fook | ||||||||||
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| Notable students | So Hak-fu Wong Fei-hung | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 蘇燦 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏灿 | ||||||||||
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| So Fa-tsz | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蘇花子 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏花子 | ||||||||||
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| So Hut-yee (nickname) | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 蘇乞兒 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 苏乞儿 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Beggar So | ||||||||||
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So Chan (Su Can), also known by his nickname Beggar So (So Fa-tsz or So Hut-yee), was a Chinese martial artist and folk hero who lived during the late Qing dynasty. One of the Ten Tigers of Canton, he was best known for his drunken boxing.