Wong Fei-hung
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Alleged photo of Wong Fei-hung by his disciple Kwong Kei-tim (鄺祺添), rediscovered in 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Wong Sek-cheung (黃錫祥) 19 August 1847 Luzhou Hamlet, Lingxi Village, Xiqiao County, Foshan, Nanhai, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Qing Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 April 1925 (aged 77) Chengxi Fangbian Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Native name | 黃飛鴻 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Guangzhou, Guangdong, Republic of China | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Chinese martial arts Hung Ga, Drunken boxing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teacher(s) | Wong Kei-ying Lam Fuk-sing Sung Fai-tong So Chan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Grandmaster | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Martial artist, physician, revolutionary | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ms. Luo
(m. 1871; died 1871)Ms. Ma
(m. 1896, died)Ms. Cen
(m. 1902, died) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Notable relatives | Wong Kei-ying (father) Pok Lai-ngor (mother) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable students | Leung Foon Lam Sai-wing Dang Fong Ling Wan-kai | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 黃飛鴻 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄飞鸿 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wong Sek-cheung (birth name) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 黃錫祥 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 黄锡祥 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tat-wun (courtesy name) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 達雲 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 达云 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wong Fei-hung (born Wong Sek-cheung with the courtesy name Tat-wun; 19 August 1847 – 17 April 1925) was a Chinese martial artist, physician, and folk hero. Though he was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts, his real public fame was as a physician who practiced and taught acupuncture, Dit Da (Chinese chiropractics) and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine in the now defunct Po Chi Lam (寶芝林; 宝芝林; Bǎozhīlín; Bou2-zi1-lam4), a medical clinic in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong Province. Two museums dedicated to him were built in his birthplace in Foshan, Guangdong.
Wong has been the subject of numerous martial arts films and television series, most notably the Once Upon a Time in China film series (1991–1997) by Tsui Hark. He has been portrayed by several stars of Hong Kong and Chinese cinema, including Gordon Liu, Jackie Chan, Kwan Tak-hing, Jet Li, Vincent Zhao, and Sammo Hung.