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So Chan
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. Background Born during the late Qing Dynasty, So Chan was from Nanhai District, Foshan, Guangdong, or Hunan according to one source, he was skilled in unarmed Chinese martial arts skills, Drunken Eight Immortals Boxing (), Shaolin staff () said to be taught by the Shaolin monk Chan Fook, and also brutal boxing (). He formulated the unusual ''Golden Bowl and Iron Chopsticks'' technique (), which involved the use of an iron bowl on one hand to provoke the opponent and striking the opponent's acupuncture points with the iron chopsticks on another hand. He was a wanderer and made a living performing martial arts and acrobatics with his younger sister in the streets of Guangdong. He also taught martial arts at Sancheng Community Training Centre ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanhai District
Nanhai District (), is a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China. Its government is the first to have developed e-government informatization at the county level in China. History Establishment of Nanhai is traditionally attributed two brothers carrying their father's bowls in 1271. They were fleeing south from the Mongols on a bamboo raft when a violent storm shipwrecked them and broke all the bowls. The brothers settled down there and the position of the wreck is commemorated by a shrine. This area was named Broken Bowls Point. On 15 February 1921, the eastern part of Nanhai County was ceded to the newly established City of Guangzhou which became part of what is now western part of Liwan. On 26 June 1951, Foshan Town (present Chancheng) was ceded to the newly established City of Foshan. Nanhai County was upgraded into a county-level city on 2 September 1992 until 8 December 2002 Nanhai was consolidated as a district of Foshan. Administration division Nanhai was a county-leve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guangxu Emperor
The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), also known by his temple name Emperor Dezong of Qing, personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of China, emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper, from 1875 to 1908. His succession was endorsed by dowager empresses Empress Dowager Ci'an, Ci'an and Empress Dowager Cixi, Cixi for political reasons after Emperor Tongzhi died without an heir. Cixi held political power for much of Guangxu's reign as regent, except for the period between his assumption of ruling powers in 1889 and the Hundred Days' Reform in 1898. The Qing Empire's prestige and sovereignty continued to erode during Guangxu's reign with defeats in the Sino-French War, the First Sino-Japanese War, and the Boxer Rebellion. Guangxu engaged intellectuals like Kang Youwei and Liang Qichao to develop the Hundred Days' Reform program of 1898 to reverse the decline. Among the goals was removing Cixi from power. The program ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Master So
''The Legend of Master So'' (蘇乞兒) is a TVB television series, premiered on 27 September 1982. Theme song "Forgets With All One's Heart the Sentiment" (忘盡心中情) composition and arrangement by Joseph Koo, lyricist by Wong Jim, sung by Johnny Yip. Short plot Summary this TV series set in the 1920s during kuomintang era so chan whom live in the 20th century. Cast * Chow Yun-fat as So Chan (蘇燦) * Andy Lau as Man Tit Ho (萬鐵豪) * Michael Miu Michael Miu Kiu-wai ( 苗僑偉) (born 18 June 1958) is a Hong Kong actor and businessman. His career has been met with popular success in his youth, followed by a resurgence in middle age after a period of hiatus. He is considered one of the most ... as Ma Kwan (馬坤) * Michelle Yim as Siu Ling (蕭玲) {{DEFAULTSORT:Legend Of Master So, The 1982 Hong Kong television series debuts 1982 Hong Kong television series endings TVB dramas Hong Kong martial arts television series 1980s Hong Kong television series Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chow Yun-fat
Chow Yun-fat (born 18 May 1955), previously known as Donald Chow, is a Hong Kong actor and filmmaker. Known for his versatility, encompassing action to melodrama and comedy and historical drama, his accolades include three Hong Kong Film Awards for Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, Best Actor and two Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards, Golden Horse Awards for Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor, Best Actor. In a Chow Yun-fat filmography, film career spanning more than forty years, Chow has appeared in over 100 television drama series and films. Chow was propelled to fame by TVB dramas such as ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (TV series), The Good, The Bad And The Ugly'' (1979) and ''The Bund (TV series), The Bund'' (1980). His first acclaimed film was the Hong Kong political drama ''The Story of Woo Viet'' (1981), in which he played a Vietnamese refugee struggling to reach the United States. He is known for his collaborations with filmmaker John Woo in five Hong Ko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fan Mei-sheng
Fan Mei-sheng (; born 13 September 1942) also known as Fan Mui-sang, is a prolific Hong Kong Cantonese actor. Fan Mei-sheng started acting in movies from 1964; his first movie was ''The Story of Sue San''. He made his name in Shaw Brothers Studio productions, including the role of 'Black Whirlwind' in ''All Men Are Brothers.'' Through the 1970s and 1980s, he was often cast as the villain in many Hong Kong martial arts films and thrillers. In 1979, Fan replaced Simon Yuen (who died during filming) in '' The Magnificent Butcher'', which became one of his best-known performances. He played the role of Fat Master in the 1980 film '' The Buddhist Fist''. His role as an explosives man in the 1982 film ''The Postman Fights Back'' became another one of his best-known performances. He also acted in the 1985 Michael Cimino Michael Antonio Cimino ( , ; February 3, 1939 – July 2, 2016) was an American filmmaker. He achieved fame as the director of ''The Deer Hunter'' (1978), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnificent Butcher
''The Magnificent Butcher'' () is a 1979 Hong Kong Martial arts film, martial arts comedy film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, and starring Sammo Hung, Kwan Tak-hing, Yuen Biao, and Wei Pai. The film is based on the story of Lam Sai-wing, one of the students of the legendary Han Chinese, Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung. Hung plays "Butcher" Lam Sai-wing and Kwan Tak-hing plays Wong Fei-hung, a role he had played before in over 70 films. The film also features Hung's opera "brother" Yuen Biao as another of Wong's students, Leung Foon, a role he would reprise years later in the film ''Once Upon a Time in China'' along with Jet Li. ''The Magnificent Butcher'' was produced as Hung's attempt to duplicate the success of Yuen's 1978 martial arts action comedy film ''Drunken Master'', which also featured the characters of Wong and Beggar So. Plot Lam Sai-wing (Sammo Hung), also known as Butcher Wing, is a student of Wong Fei-hung (Kwan Tak-hing). Butcher Wing's long-lost brother Lam Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Tigers From Kwangtung
''Ten Tigers from Kwangtung'' () is a 1980 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh and produced by Mona Fong. It is one of Chang Cheh's tales of Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing dynasty and the Canton Tigers. Along with the '' Brave Archer'' series, ''Ten Tigers'' had an all-star cast of Shaw martial artists. Plot The movie involves two stories concerning the original Ten Tigers and their future disciples. The film opens with Tung Chi (Wang Li) and his nephew, Liang Seo Hu, pursuing the disciples to take revenge for General Liang, who was the father of Liang Seo Hu, and who was also Tung Chi's martial arts brother. After killing one of the disciples, Wang Chow Ming (Lung Tung Sheng) and Lin Fu Sheng (Chin Siu-Ho) tells the story of the original Ten Tigers. Anti-Ch'ing revolutionary leader Chai Min Yu (Ku Feng) is being hunted down by Manchu General Liang (Wang Lung Wei). He is almost caught when a masked man rescues him from death and escapes with him. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Kwok
Philip Kwok (; also known as Kuo Chui, Kwok Chui, Kwok Chun-Fung; born 21 October 1951) is a Hong Kong–based Taiwanese actor, martial artist, and stuntman. He rose to fame as a member of the Venom Mob, an ensemble of martial arts actors who starred in several films for Shaw Brothers Studio in the 1970s and 1980s. He played "Mad Dog", the main villain's henchman with high morals in John Woo's '' Hard Boiled'' (1992). Filmography Acting *'' Dynamite Brothers'' (1974) – Tuen's henchman (uncredited) *''Na Cha the Great'' (1974) *''Hong hai er'' (1975) – Blue stone statue *''Marco Polo aka The Four Assassins'' (1975) – Chen Chieh / Chen Jie *''Shen hu'' (1975) *'' Hand of Death'' (1976) *''Zhong yuan biao ju'' (1976) *''the Boxer Rebellion'' (1976) – Kung Fu demonstrator / Japanese *''Demon Fists of Kung Fu'' (1976) *'' Master of the Flying Guillotine'' (1976) *'' Savage Killers'' (1976) *''Cai li fa xiao zi'' (1976) *''Shaolin Temple'' (1976) – Lin Kwong-yao *''Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Of The Drunk Mantis
''Dance of the Drunk Mantis'' () is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu comedy film directed by Yuen Siu-tien's real life son Yuen Woo-ping and written by Ng See-yuen and Lung Hsiao. It stars Yuen Siu-tien, Hwang Jang-lee, Linda Lin, Yuen Shun-yi, Charlie Shek and Yuen Kwai. This was Yuen Siu-tien's final film appearance before his death on 8 January 1979. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 27 June 1979. Plot One year after training a young Freddy Wong (Jackie Chan) in ''Drunken Master'', Beggar So / Sam Seed returns to find that his wife has adopted a son named Foggy. Sam takes a disliking to the boy and tortures him mentally and physically. Devastated, the boy runs away and takes a job at an inn, where he meets Rubber Legs and his student. He overhears that they are looking for Beggar So and want to kill him, making Rubber Legs' Northern 'Drunk Mantis' Boxing supreme. However, Foggy returns home to warn Beggar So, who has been injured by Rubber Legs. Beggar So s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Story Of Drunken Master
''Story of Drunken Master'' ( aka ''Zui xia Su Qi Er / Drunken Fist Boxing'') is a 1979 Hong Kong kung fu comedy film directed by Ngai Hoi-fung and Wu Pang. The film stars Simon Yuen, Sharon Yeung, Wang Ho, Yen Shi-kwan, Cheung Wa, San Kuai, Chui San-yee, Fung Ging-man, and Shek Tin. The film was released theatrically in Hong Kong on 7 June 1979. Plot Beggar So ( Simon Yuen) is trying to pass on his kung fu to a brother and sister (Chung and Gam Fa Sharon Yeung) team together with mixed style. A past enemy of Beggar So, Grasshopper Bill Chan (Yen Shi-kwan) and his brother Cougar start causing trouble for him and causing him to be thrown out of his house. Grasshopper Bill helps Kai to be pledged in marriage to Gam Fa against her wishes, but secretly he wants to keep her all to himself, which leads to the final death battle. Cast * Simon Yuen as Beggar So * Sharon Yeung as Gam Fa * Wang Ho as Chi Wai * Yen Shi-kwan as Grasshopper Bill Chan * Yuen Lung-kui as Chon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heroes Of The East
''Heroes of the East'' (), also known as ''Challenge of the Ninja'', ''Shaolin vs. Ninja'', and ''Shaolin Challenges Ninja'', is a martial arts film produced in 1978. It starred Gordon Liu and was directed by Lau Kar-Leung. Lau Kar-Leung has a cameo role as So Chan, a master of Zui Quan. The film is notable for portraying Japanese martial arts alongside the more typical kung fu used in most Hong Kong martial arts films. Plot In Shanghai about the 1930s, Ho Tao is a kung fu student. His rich father has set up an arranged marriage for him with the daughter of a Japanese business associate. Ho Tao initially objects and feigns illness, but soon thereafter agrees to the marriage when he finds bride to be, Yumiko Kōda ("Kung Zi" in Mandarin), is attractive. After the wedding, he finds out that she is also a martial artist. Ho Tao finds her style of karate to be violent, unladylike, and potentially immodest and tries to persuade her to learn feminine but also effectual styles of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lau Kar-leung
Lau Kar-leung (; born 28 July 1934 – 25 June 2013) was a Hongkongers, Hong Kong Martial art, martial artist, filmmaker, Stage combat, fight choreographer and actor. He is best known for the films he made in the 1970s and 1980s for the Shaw Brothers Studio, notably those starring Gordon Liu. He is considered one of the most influential figures in the history of Martial arts film, martial arts cinema. In many of his best-known films, Lau was credited as Liu Chia-liang, the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin spelling of his name. He was part of a lineage of Hung Ga practitioners originating from Wong Fei-hung. Early life Lau was born in Guangzhou, Guangdong, Guangdong Province in 1934. He had a younger brother, Lau Kar-wing, Kar-wing, also a prominent martial arts actor and filmmaker. Lau began learning kung fu when he was nine years old, under strict tutelage from his father, Lau Cham. The elder Lau was a well-known practitioner of the Wong Fei-hung lineage of Hung Ga, as a discipl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
