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Wong Kei-ying | |||||||||||||
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Born | 1815citation needed] Luzhou Hamlet, Lingxi Village, Xiqiao Country, Foshan town, Nanhai County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, Qing Empire | [||||||||||||
Died | 1886 Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, Qing Empire | (aged 70–71)||||||||||||
Native name | 黄麒英 | ||||||||||||
Nationality | Chinese | ||||||||||||
Style | Chinese martial arts Hung Ga | ||||||||||||
Teacher(s) | Luk Ah-choi | ||||||||||||
Occupation | Martial artist, physician | ||||||||||||
Spouse | Pok Lai-ngor | ||||||||||||
Children | Wong Fei-hung (son) | ||||||||||||
Notable relatives | Wong Chun-kong (father) | ||||||||||||
Notable students | Wong Fei-hung | ||||||||||||
Chinese name | |||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 黃麒英 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 黄麒英 | ||||||||||||
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Wong Kei-ying or Huang Qiying (c. 1815[citation needed]–1886) was a Chinese Hung Ga martial artist and physician of Cantonese ethnicity, who lived during the Qing dynasty. He was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton and was best known for his use of the Tiger Crane Paired Form Fist skill set. His son, Wong Fei-hung, who inherited his martial arts and medical skills, is commonly portrayed as a folk hero in Chinese popular culture.