Wong Fei-hung

Wong Fei-hung
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) (1847-08-19)19 August 1847 Luzhou Hamlet, Lingxi Village, Xiqiao County, Foshan, Nanhai, Guangzhou, Guangdong, Qing Empire[citation needed]
Died	17 April 1925(1925-04-17) (aged 77)[1] 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
Occupation	Martial artist, physician, revolutionary
Spouse	Ms. Luo ​ ​ (m. 1871; died 1871)​ Ms. Ma ​ ​ (m. 1896, died)​ Ms. Cen ​ ​ (m. 1902, died)​ Mok Kwai-lan ​ (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 relatives	Wong Kei-ying (father) Pok Lai-ngor (mother)
Notable students	Leung Foon Lam Sai-wing Dang Fong Ling Wan-kai
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	黃飛鴻
Simplified Chinese	黄飞鸿
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Fēihóng Bopomofo ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄟㄏㄨㄥˊ Wade–Giles Huang Fei-hung IPA [xwǎŋ féɪxʊ̌ŋ] Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Wòhng Fēi-hùhng Jyutping Wong4 Fei1-hung4 IPA [wɔ̏ːŋ féihʊ̏ŋ]
Wong Sek-cheung (birth name)
Traditional Chinese	黃錫祥
Simplified Chinese	黄锡祥
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Huáng Xīxiáng Wade–Giles Huang Hsi-hsiang Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Wong4 Sek3-coeng4
Tat-wun (courtesy name)
Traditional Chinese	達雲
Simplified Chinese	达云
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dáyún Wade–Giles Ta-yün Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Daat6-wan4

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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. The role of Wong Fei-hung has been played by numerous well-known stars of Hong Kong and Chinese cinema, including Gordon Liu, Jackie Chan, Kwan Tak-hing, Jet Li, Vincent Zhao, and Sammo Hung.^[3][4] Even though he was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts,^[5] 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.