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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, who practiced in 19th century Guangzhou. 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 closed) 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 different languages on Wikipedia. Wong Fei-hung is the 7th most popular martial arts, the 228th most popular biography from China (down from 202nd in 2019) and the 2nd 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 Choi Hong Hi. After him are Huo Yuanjia, Linda Lee Cadwell, Conor McGregor, Matsumura Sōkon, Jon Jones, and Ankō Itosu.

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Among people born in 1925, Wong Fei-hung ranks 68. Before him are Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bill Gates Sr., Andrea Camilleri, Robert Venturi, Oliver Smithies, and John Tate. After him are Jean Tinguely, Michael Halliday, Joshua Lederberg, Frei Otto, Tom Gehrels, and John Pople. Among people deceased in 1925, Wong Fei-hung ranks 27. Before him are Alexander Friedmann, Hjalmar Branting, Vajiravudh, Félix Vallotton, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, and Aleksey Kuropatkin. After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Oliver Heaviside, H. Rider Haggard, John Singer Sargent, Pier Giorgio Frassati, and Percy Fawcett.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wong Fei-hung ranks 228 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Xizhi (303), Jin Yong (1924), Emperor Shenzong of Song (1048), Pujie (1907), Chen Duxiu (1879), and Zhang Jue (200). After him are Zhang Sanfeng (1200), Yang Chen-Ning (1922), Huo Yuanjia (1868), Khutughtu Khan Kusala (1300), Diaochan (null), and Ragibagh Khan (1320).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In China

Among martial arts born in China, Wong Fei-hung ranks 2. Before him are Ip Man (1893). After him are Huo Yuanjia (1868), Zhang Weili (1989), Chen Zhong (1982), and Cheng Xunzhao (1991).

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