Wong Fei-hung

Wong Fei-hung
Alleged photo of Wong Fei-hung by his disciple Kwong Kei-tim (鄺祺添), rediscovered in 2005
BornWong Sek-cheung (黃錫祥)
(1847-08-19)19 August 1847
Luzhou Hamlet, Lingxi Village, Xiqiao County, Foshan, Nanhai, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Qing Empire[citation needed]
Died17 April 1925(1925-04-17) (aged 77)[1]
Chengxi Fangbian Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Republic of China
Native name黃飛鴻
ResidenceGuangzhou, Guangdong, Republic of China
NationalityChinese
StyleChinese martial arts, Hung Gar
Hung Ga, Drunken boxing
Teacher(s)Wong Kei-ying
Lam Fuk-sing
Sung Fai-tong
So Chan
RankGrandmaster
OccupationMartial artist, physician, revolutionary
Spouse
Ms. Luo
(m. 1871; died 1871)
Ms. Ma
(m. 1896, died)
Ms. Cen
(m. 1902, died)
(m. 1915)
Children
  • Wong Hon-lam (son), with Ms. Ma
  • Wong Hon-sam (son), with Ms. Ma
  • 2 daughters, with Ms. Ma
  • Wong Hon-syu (son), with Ms. Cen
  • Wong Hon-hei (son), with Ms. Cen
Notable relativesWong Kei-ying (father)
Pok Lai-ngor (mother)
Notable studentsLeung Foon
Lam Sai-wing
Dang Fong
Ling Wan-kai
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃飛鴻
Simplified Chinese黄飞鸿
Wong Sek-cheung
(birth name)
Traditional Chinese黃錫祥
Simplified Chinese黄锡祥
Tat-wun
(courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese達雲
Simplified Chinese达云

Wong Fei-hung (born Wong Sek-cheung with the courtesy name Tat-wun; 19 August 1847 – 17 April 1925)[2] was a Chinese martial artist, physician, and folk hero. His recent fame was due to becoming the protagonist of numerous martial arts films and television series. Even though he was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts,[3] his real public fame was as a physician who practiced and taught acupuncture, Dit Da and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine in the now famous Po Chi Lam (寶芝林; 宝芝林; Bǎozhīlín; Bou2-zi1-lam4), a medical clinic in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong Province. A museum dedicated to him was built in his birthplace in Foshan, Guangdong.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WFH Biography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ On Hung Gar: History and Practice pg.79 Paperback: 310 pages Publisher: CreateSpace (13 April 2009) Language: English ISBN 978-1-4421-3747-9
  3. ^ Iron Thread. Southern Shaolin Hung Gar Kung Fu Classics Series Paperback: 186 pages Publisher: CreateSpace (15 December 2008) Language: English ISBN 978-1-4404-7500-9

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