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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.
Miu Hin was an elder of the Shaolin temple prior to its destruction. While he was an elder of the Shaolin monk, he was not ordained, and was "unshaved". After the Qing dynasty overthrew the Ming dynasty in 1644, a lot of political officers of the Ming government escaped imprisonment and found sanctuary behind temples and monasteries. This ...
[2] [3] Associated with stories of the supposed burning of Shaolin by the Qing government and with the tales of the Five Elders, this temple, sometimes known by the name Changlin, is often claimed to have been either the target of Qing forces or a place of refuge for monks displaced by attacks on the original Shaolin Monastery. Besides the ...
He portrayed Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-hung in Challenge of the Masters (1976) and Shaolin hero San Te in the critically acclaimed The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978). He went on to star in films such as Heroes of the East (1978), Dirty Ho (1979), Clan of the White Lotus , Return to the 36th Chamber (both 1980), Martial Club (1981), Shaolin and ...
Ng Mui (Chinese: t 伍枚, p Wú Méi; Cantonese: Ng 5 Mui 4) is said to have been one of the legendary Five Elders—survivors of the destruction of the Shaolin Temple by the Qing Dynasty. According to legend she is said to have been a master of various martial arts including the Shaolin martial arts , the Wudang martial arts , Ng Ying Kung Fu ...
According to legend, [citation needed] Jueyuan, a 13th-century Shaolin martial artist, used the original 18 Luohan Hands as a foundation, expanding its 18 techniques into 72. In Gansu Province in the west of China, in the city of Lanzhou, he met Li Sou, a master of "Red Fist" Hongquan (紅拳). Li Sou accompanied Jueyuan back to Henan, to ...
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.
Yi Long (Chinese: 一龙; pinyin: yī lóng), birth name Liu Xingjun (Chinese: 刘星君; pinyin: Liú Xīngjūn), [2] is a Chinese martial artist, kickboxer and Wushu and other martial arts practitioner who competes in the Super Welterweight, Welterweight and Super Middleweight divisions.