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| Fong Sai-yuk (方世玉) | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Martial artist |
| Affiliation | Southern Shaolin Monastery |
| Fighting style | Shaolin Kung Fu |
| Family | Fong Tak (father) Miu Tsui-fa (mother) |
| Origin | Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, Qing dynasty |
| Nationality | Chinese |
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Fong Sai-yuk (or Fang Shiyu) is a semi-fictional Chinese martial artist and folk hero from Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province of the Qing dynasty. Fong was also associated with Hung Hei-gun and the Five Elders of the Southern Shaolin Monastery. He was a disciple of Shaolin and his martial arts techniques were considered to have contributed to the development of Hung Ga Kuen.[citation needed]
He was first mentioned in wuxia stories dating from the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), such as Shaolin Xiao Yingxiong (少林小英雄; Young Hero of Shaolin), Wan Nian Qing (萬年青) and Qianlong You Jiangnan (乾隆游江南; The Qianlong Emperor Visits Jiangnan).[1][2][page needed]
Although Fong Sai-yuk is a fictional character, the stories about him treat him as if he really existed. He has been the subject of various novels, movies and dramas.[3] Stories about Fong have been adapted into films and television series since 1949. The most notable ones are the 1993 Hong Kong film Fong Sai-yuk and its sequel, which both starred Jet Li.
- ^ 2018 edition ISBN 7548061900
- ^ Wang Li, Tang Zuofan, Zhang Wanqi. "Dictionary of Commonly Used Ancient Chinese Characters (5th Edition) (June 1, 2016)". ISBN 7100119162
- ^ Zhouxiang, Lu (2019-03-18). Routledge (ed.). A History of Shaolin: Buddhism, Kung Fu and Identity. ISBN 9780429537219.