Wong Fei Hung

Wong Fei Hung ( Chinese : 黃飛鴻, abbreviation: 黄飞鸿, Huáng Fēihóng ), also known as Huang Xixiang alias Dayun (born July 9, 1847 in Xiludan, Xiqiaoling, Nanhai Foshan ; † March 25, 1924 in Guangzhou ), was a Chinese doctor and martial artist . In China he is considered a folk hero. He was the son of Wong Kei Ying , also described as Huang Qiying, a legendary Kung Fu master.

Wong Fei Hung is still held in high regard throughout China for his tireless efforts to help the weak in need. His work as a doctor and the fact that he treated many people without pay added to his reputation.

Wong Fei Hung is also portrayed, with mostly little historical truth, in numerous Hong Kong films as a capable martial artist who stands up for the justice of the common people, e.g. B. In Once Upon a Time in China or Drunken Master .

He constantly used the martial art ( Hung Gar Kuen ) learned by his father for the benefit of the people. Like his father, he was a member of a group called "The Ten Tigers of Guangdong" which stood up for the poor and the weak. He made the meteor hammer very popular among the people and declared it his favorite weapon .

In Taoist Ancestral Temple of Foshan a museum is dedicated to him. All information about his works and information about his history can be seen there.

family

After his first wife died of illness in 1871, Wong Fei Hung was a widower for 25 years. In 1896 he married his second wife, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. But she too died after a while due to an illness. He married again in 1902. His third wife gave birth to two sons, but also died of a fatal illness. His fourth and last wife stayed with him from 1915 until his death. The full names of his first three wives are unknown and only his sons are known.

His fourth wife was called Mok Kwai Lan (莫桂兰; 莫桂蘭; Mò Guīlán ). She died in Hong Kong on March 11, 1982. Since Wong Fei Hung believed in a curse that caused his three former wives to die of illness, he never formally married them. Officially, she was his concubine.

Sons

Wong Hon Syu (黄汉枢; 黃漢樞; Huáng Hànshū ), born of his third wife.
Wong Hon Hei (黄汉熙; 黃漢熙; Huáng Hànxī ), also born of his third wife. .
Wong Hon Lam (黄汉林; 黃漢林; Huáng Hànlín ), born of his second wife.
Wong Hon Sam (黄汉森; 黃漢森; Huáng Hànsēn ), also born of his second wife.

Descendants

He had at least three grandchildren and six granddaughters.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ 黄飞鸿子女今何在？不练武功，卖凉茶、开药厂 [Where are Huang Feihong's children today? They don't practice martial arts, sell tea or open medicine shops ] ( Chinese ) Retrieved April 26, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Wong Fei Hung
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Huang Xixiang, Dayun
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Chinese doctor and martial artist
DATE OF BIRTH	July 9, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH	Xiludan, Xiqiaoling, Nanhai Foshan
DATE OF DEATH	March 25, 1924
Place of death	Guangzhou

[1] 黄飞鸿子女今何在？不练武功，卖凉茶、开药厂 [Where are Huang Feihong's children today? They don't practice martial arts, sell tea or open medicine shops ] ( Chinese ) Retrieved April 26, 2017.