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Shih Kien
Shek Wing-cheung (1 January 1913 – 3 June 2009), better known by his stage name Shih Kien, Sek Kin, Sek Gin or Shek Kin (), was a Hong Kong actor and martial artist. Shih is best known for playing antagonists and villains in several early Hong Kong ''wuxia'' and martial arts films that dated back to the black-and-white period, and is most familiar to international audiences for his portrayal of the primary villain, Han, in the 1973 martial arts film ''Enter the Dragon'' that starred Bruce Lee. Biography Early life Shih was raised by his stepmother and was a sickly child. He decided to practise martial arts to improve his health and trained for nine years. Shih trained at Shanghai's Chin Woo Athletic Association and was among the first generation of students at the school to be certified as instructors. After becoming certified to teach styles, including Eagle Claw and Choy Li Fut, he decided to start his career as an actor. However, the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panyu District
Panyu, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanized as Punyü, is one of 11 District (China), urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong, Guangdong Province, China. Since January 1975, Panyu County has been under Guangzhou's administration. In 1992, Panyu County was renamed to Panyu county-level city, still under Guangzhou's administration. It was subsequently renamed to Panyu District on 10 July 2000. The present district covers an area of about . Geography Panyu lies at the heart of the Pearl River Delta. It extends from latitudes 22.26' to 23.05', and from longitudes 113.14' to 113.42'. Facing the Lion Sea in the east and the estuary of the Pearl River (China), Pearl River in the south, its eastern border is separated from Dongguan by a strip of water, and the western border of Panyu is adjacent to the cities of Nanhai District, Nanhai, Shunde District, Shunde and Zhongshan, while it abuts the downtown of Guangzhou in the north. The site ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantonese Opera
Cantonese opera is one of the major categories in Chinese opera, originating in southern China's Guangdong Province. It is popular in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hong Kong, Macau and among Chinese communities in Southeast Asia. Like all versions of Chinese opera, it is a traditional Chinese art form, involving music, singing, martial arts, acrobatics, and acting. History There is debate about the origins of Cantonese opera, but it is generally accepted that opera was brought from the northern part of China and slowly migrated to the southern province of Guangdong in the late 13th century, during the late Southern Song dynasty. In the 12th century, there was a theatrical form called the Nanxi or "Southern drama", which was performed in public theatres of Hangzhou, then capital of the Southern Song. With the invasion of the Mongol army, Emperor Gong of the Song dynasty fled with hundreds of thousands of Song people into Guangdong in 1276. Among them were Nanxi performers from Zheji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Feud Of Two Brothers
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers (TVB)
The Brothers may refer to: Geography * The Brothers (islands), Hong Kong, East and West, in the mouth of the Pearl River * The Brothers (islands), New Zealand in Cook Strait * The Brothers (Olympic Mountains), a mountain in the United States * The Brothers (San Francisco Bay), two islands, East and West, in California * The Brothers (Andaman and Nicobar Islands), India * The Brothers, the collective name for the islands of Darsah and Samhah Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''The Brothers'' (1947 film), a British melodrama * ''The Brothers'' (1973 film), aka ''The Kung Fu Brothers'', a Hong Kong film directed by Chan Tung-Man * ''The Brothers'' (1979 film), a Hong Kong film produced by Shaw Brothers Studios * ''The Brothers'' (2001 film), an American romantic comedy * ''The Brothers'', a 2006 Irish television documentary short nominated for a 2007 Irish Film and Television Award Literature * ''The Brothers'' (Shirley play), a 1653 play by James Shirley * ''The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (TVB)
''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (, literally "''The good, the ugly, the bad''") is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Cleef as "the Bad", and Eli Wallach as "the Ugly". Its screenplay was written by Age & Scarpelli, Luciano Vincenzoni, and Leone (with additional screenplay material and dialogue provided by an uncredited Sergio Donati), Sir Christopher Frayling, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly audio commentary (Blu-ray version). Retrieved on 26 April 2014. based on a story by Vincenzoni and Leone. Director of photography Tonino Delli Colli was responsible for the film's sweeping widescreen cinematography, and Ennio Morricone composed the film's score. It was an Italian-led production with co-producers in Spain, West Germany, and the United States. Most of the filming took place in Spain. The film is known for Leone's use of long shots and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber (1978 TV Series)
''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' is a Hong Kong television series adapted from Louis Cha's novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 1978. Cast : ''Note: Some of the characters' names are in Cantonese romanisation.'' * Adam Cheng as Cheung Mo-kei ** Wong Tsung-chi as Cheung Mo-kei (young) * Liza Wang as Chiu Man * Angie Chiu as Chow Chi-yeuk * Wong Wan-choi as Yeung Siu * Sharon Yeung as Yeung Bat-fui / Kei Hiu-fu * Idy Chan as Siu-chiu * Ha Yu as Cheung Tsui-san * Gigi Wong as Yan So-so * Chong Man-ching as Yan Lei * Shih Kien as Tse Shun * Wong Sun as Yu-yeung Prince * Lok Kung as Hung-kin * Kong Ngai as Sing Kwan * Cheung Ying-choi as Yu Toi-ngam * Kent Cheng as Sack Monk * Liu Wai-hung as Cheung Chung-kai * Tam Chuen-hing as Mok Sing-kuk * Lam Wai-to as Yan Lei-ting * Kwan Hoi-san as Cheung Sam-fung * Kwan Kin as Yu Lin-chow * Lam Man-wai as Sin-yu Tung * Tsang Chor-lam as Tong Man-leung * Chow Kit as Hung-chi * Ho Pik-kin a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Characters From The Heaven Sword And Dragon Saber
The following is a list of characters from the wuxia novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Some of these characters are fictionalised personas of, or are based on, actual historical figures, such as Zhu Yuanzhang, Chang Yuchun, Xu Da, Zhang Sanfeng and Chen Youliang. Main characters * Zhang Wuji () * Zhao Min () * Zhou Zhiruo () Ming Cult * The Bright Left and Right Messengers serve as the cult leader's deputies. ** Yang Xiao () is the Bright Left Messenger () and Yang Buhui's father. During the period of internal conflict in the cult, he served as the cult's acting leader and attempted to master part of the "Heaven and Earth Great Shift" to secure his legitimacy as there were others who disapproved of his leadership. After Zhang Wuji becomes the cult leader, Yang Xiao serves as his adviser and becomes his close friend and confidant. ** Fan Yao () is the Bright Right Messenger (). Subsequent to Yang Dingtian's disappearance, he disfigured himself and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhang Wuji
Zhang Wuji () is the fictional protagonist of the ''wuxia'' novel ''The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber'' by Jin Yong. Fictional character biography Zhang Wuji's parents are from opposing sides of the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community). His father, Zhang Cuishan, is an apprentice of Zhang Sanfeng, the highly respected leader of the "orthodox" Wudang School; his mother, Yin Susu, is the daughter of Yin Tianzheng, the chief of the "evil" Heavenly Eagle Cult. Zhang Wuji was born on a reclusive volcanic island, where he spent his childhood with only his parents and his godfather, Xie Xun. When he was about ten years old, his parents brought him back to China and they soon found themselves the target of several martial artists trying to force them to reveal the whereabouts of Xie Xun, who possesses the highly coveted Dragon-Slaying Saber. His parents refused to betray Xie Xun and took their own lives. The orphaned Zhang Wuji is initially mortally wounded but he wanders into an i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Television Broadcasts Limited
Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese service, and TVB Pearl as its main English service. TVB is headquartered at TVB City at the Tseung Kwan O Industrial Estate. TVB commenced broadcasting on 19 November 1967. The company was incorporated on 26 July 1965 and was co-founded by Sir Run Run Shaw, who was chairman from 1980 to 2012, together with Sir Douglas Clague and Harold Lee Hsiao-wo of the Lee Hysan family. When TVB first began broadcasting it was commonly known and promoted as "Wireless Television" () in Chinese to distinguish it from the then cable television broadcaster, Rediffusion Television (), which later became ATV (). It is still usually referred to with that name, although ATV later switched to "wireless" (free-to-air) broadcasting as well. TVB is kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keye Luke
Keye Luke (; June 18, 1904 – January 12, 1991) was a Chinese-born American actor, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. He portrayed Lee Chan, the "Number One Son" in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 1939–1941 ''Green Hornet'' film serials, Brak in the 1960s '' Space Ghost'' cartoons, Master Po in the television series ''Kung Fu'', and Mr. Wing in the '' Gremlins'' films. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed by RKO, Universal Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and was one of the most prominent Asian actors of American cinema in the mid-20th century. Early life Luke's father, Lee Luke, was born in San Francisco in 1880, and traveled to China several times where he married Keye's mother, Down Cook. Lee Luke established an art/import shop in Seattle Chinatown. Luke was born in Canton (Guangzhou), China, then in the Qing dynasty. Luke was raised in Seattle. He had four siblings who all moved from Seattle to California during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Triad (underground Society)
A triad ( zh, t=三合會, s=三合会, hp=sān hé huì, cy=sāam hahp wúi) is a Chinese transnational organized crime syndicate based in Greater China with outposts in various countries having significant overseas Chinese populations. The triads originated from secret societies formed in the 18th and 19th centuries, some influenced by white lotus societies of the 14th century, with the intent of overthrowing the foreign then-ruling Qing dynasty. In the 20th century, triads were enlisted by the Kuomintang (KMT) during the Republican era to attack political enemies, including assassinations. Following the founding of the People's Republic of China and subsequent crackdowns, triads and their operations flourished in Macau, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese communities. Since the Chinese economic reform, triads and other triad-like "black societies" re-emerged in mainland China. In modern times, triads overseas have been reported to have connections to the government of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Wong Fei Hung Films
This is a list of films featuring the Chinese martial arts master and folk hero of Cantonese ethnicity, Wong Fei-hung. There are 123 in total. Where possible alternative titles have been included, particularly the official English language titles or literal translations. 1940s *''Huang Fei-hong zhuan: Bian feng mie zhu'' (1949) : Played by Tak-Hing Kwan *''Huang Fei-hong chuan'' (1949) :''Story of Huang Fei-hong'' (Hong Kong: English) 1950s *''The Beggar Named Su'' (1953) :Beggar So played by Lam Kau *''The Swordsman and the Beauty'' (1953) :Another film about Beggar So played by Lam Kau *''Revenge of the Beggar Named Su'' (1953) :Another film about Beggar So played by Lam Kau *''Huang Fei-hong yi guan cai hong qiao'' (1959) :''Huang Fei-hong on Rainbow Bridge'' (Hong Kong: English) *''The White Lady's Reincarnation'' (1959) *''Huang Fei-hong hu peng fu hu'' (1959) :''How Huang Fei-hong Defeated the Tiger on the Opera Stage'' (Hong Kong: English) *''Huang Fei-hong bei kun he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
