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Five Shaolin Masters (Chinese: 少林五祖), a.k.a. 5 Masters of Death, is a 1974 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh, with action choreography by Lau Kar Leung and Lau Kar Wing. The film focuses on Shaolin's historic rivalries with the Qing Dynasty. A pseudo-prequel, Shaolin Temple, was released in 1976.
Qiao Feng's life is turned upside-down when his Khitan ancestry is revealed at a Beggars' Gang meeting in Apricot Forest (杏子林) near Wuxi; he had never been told about his true parentage until that point in time. He is also suspected of murdering the gang's deputy chief, Ma Dayuan, who was the safekeeper of a sealed letter containing ...
In 1993, he played the antagonist Master Liu Hung in Last Hero in China, opposite Jet Li's character. Liu made his American film debut in 2003. Liu made his American film debut in 2003. He played two roles in Quentin Tarantino 's Kill Bill films: Johnny Mo, the leader of the Crazy 88 yakuza gang in Volume 1 (2003), and kung fu master Pai Mei in ...
The characters forming xianxia are xiān and xiá ().A xian is a being from Chinese mythology, particularly from Taoist legends, that can be one or more of these things: a powerful spirit, a god, a zhenren (真人), and/or someone who has obtained immortality or extraordinary longevity through self-cultivation to become a transcendent being.
His father, Fong Tak (方德; Fang De), was a wealthy merchant, while his mother, Miu Tsui-fa (苗翠花; Miao Cuihua), was a martial arts expert and the daughter of Miu Hin, one of the Five Elders of Shaolin who escaped the Shaolin massacre. Sai-yuk trained in martial arts from his mother from an early age.
The original Shaolin Monastery was built on the north side of Shaoshi Mountain, the central peak of Mount Song, one of the sacred mountains of China, located in the Henan Province, by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei [clarification needed] Dynasty in 477. At various times throughout history, the monastery has been destroyed (burned down) for ...
The photographer reflects on how he took the memorable shot back in 2004, in one of the martial arts academies that had sprung up near the Shaolin Temple. China’s Shaolin monks are known for ...
San Te or San-De (Chinese: 三德) monk was a Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under monk Zhi Shan. The title San-De means "Three Harmonies" or "Three Virtues". He lived in the early 18th century and resided at the Xichan Monastery after leaving the main Shaolin Monastery. San Te has been depicted in several Hong Kong-produced films.