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 | ||||||||||
Notable students | So Hak-fu Wong Fei-hung | ||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||
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.