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Wong Fei-hung

1925 - 1925

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Wong Fei-hung (born Wong Sek-cheung with the courtesy name Tat-wun; 19 August 1847 – 17 April 1925) was a Chinese martial artist, physician, and folk hero. Though he was considered an expert in the Hung Ga style of Chinese martial arts, his real public fame was as a physician who practiced and taught acupuncture, Dit Da (Chinese chiropractics) and other forms of traditional Chinese medicine in the now defunct Po Chi Lam (寶芝林; 宝芝林; Bǎozhīlín; Bou2-zi1-lam4), a medical clinic in Canton (Guangzhou), Guangdong Province. Two museums dedicated to him were built in his birthplace in Foshan, Guangdong. Wong has been the subject of numerous martial arts films and television series, most notably the Once Upon a Time in China film series (1991–1997) by Tsui Hark. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Wong Fei-hung is the 7th most popular martial arts (down from 6th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from China (down from 161st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Martial Arts.

Wong Fei-hung was a famous Chinese martial artist and physician in the Qing Dynasty. He is most famous for his skills in the martial arts, and for being a doctor.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Wong Fei-hung ranks 7 out of 179. Before him are Ip Man, Kanō Jigorō, Gichin Funakoshi, Morihei Ueshiba, Mas Oyama, and Huo Yuanjia. After him are Randy Couture, Linda Lee Cadwell, Choi Hong Hi, Ankō Itosu, Kenwa Mabuni, and Conor McGregor.

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Among people born in 1925, Wong Fei-hung ranks 50. Before him are Zvi Zamir, Robert Edwards, Robert Altman, Ieng Sary, Andrea Camilleri, and Luciano Berio. After him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Robert Venturi, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Roy J. Glauber, Rod Steiger, and Barbara Bush. Among people deceased in 1925, Wong Fei-hung ranks 22. Before him are Maria Sophie of Bavaria, Władysław Reymont, Léon Bourgeois, Vajiravudh, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, and Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar. After him are Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria, Félix Vallotton, Hjalmar Branting, Eugen Sandow, and Aleksey Kuropatkin.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wong Fei-hung ranks 202 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Gaozong of Song (1107), Xiahou Dun (155), John Woo (1946), Külüg Khan (1281), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), and Lin Zexu (1785). After him are Meng Tian (-250), Zhang Zuolin (1875), Cao Xueqin (1724), Liu Xiaobo (1955), Wang Anshi (1021), and Zhang Liang (-290).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In China

Among martial arts born in China, Wong Fei-hung ranks 3. Before him are Ip Man (1893), and Huo Yuanjia (1868). After him are Zhang Weili (1989), Chen Zhong (1982), and Cheng Xunzhao (1991).

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