Was there really a Wong Fei-Hung?
Wong Fei-Hung was the subject of a series of 99 films from 1949-1970, and the character has been reprised several times since, most notably in the “Drunken Master” and “Once Upon a Time in China” movies. Not much is known about the real Wong Fei-Hung, except that he was born in Canton in 1847 and was known for his Hung Gar (Chinese boxing), medical skills, and dedication to lion dancing. Wong died in 1924 and shortly thereafter, a series of “pulp” books were written about his life (with some dramatic exaggerations, no doubt) and these are what the movies have been based on.
