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2	[[caption-width-right:350:A statue of Wong Fei-Hung in Foshan, China. Movies tend to give him a whole lot of AdaptationalAttractiveness to boot.]]
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4	A Chinese FolkHero, Wong Fei-hung (1847-1924) was a RealLife historical figure and Martial Artist. Fei-hung (his given name, with Wong being his family name) was the son of Wong Kei-ying, one of the Ten Tigers of Canton and the man who trained Fei-hung. Fei-hung is the most famous practitioner of the Hung Ga style of Kung Fu, a style most famous in the west for being the basis of Earthbending in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. In addition to his martial skill, Fei-hung was also a physician, practicing traditional Chinese medicine at Po-Chi-Lam, a clinic on Foshan that he opened.
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6	Fei-hung has been portrayed in film 89 times (77 of which were by Kwan Tak-hing, which is the cinematic record for most times an actor has portrayed the same character). In addition to the many portrayals of Wong Fei-hung himself, he has been a direct inspiration for a great many other fictional characters.
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8	!!Tropes as portrayed in fiction:
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10	* BareFistedMonk: He ''perfected'' this move in kung fu.
11	* DrunkenMaster: Most notably in the ''Drunken Master'' series, but other portrayals of him have shown him using DrunkenBoxing.
12	* RealSongThemeTune: The traditional tune "On the General's Orders" is often associated with the character's film and TV appearances. A version with lyrics, George Lam's "A Man of Determination" (or "A Man Should Better Himself") was used for the ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'' series.
13	* SignatureMove: The Shadowless Kick. What exactly it ''is'' depends on the work, ranging from just a very fast kick to [[FullContactMagic laserblasts launched by kicking]]. In real life, it's usually a combination of a low-kick and a grapple.
14	* StarMakingRole: For both Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two of the most prominent Chinese action stars in recent years.
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18	!!Appears in the following works:
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20	* ''Film/TheMasterOfKungFu'': From Hong Kong's prestigious Creator/ShawBrothers studios. Spawns two sequels, ''Challenge of the Masters'' and ''Rivals of Kung Fu'' and an unrelated follow-up, ''Martial Club''.
21	* ''Film/DrunkenMaster'' series: Creator/JackieChan plays a young and brash InNameOnly Wong Fei-hung. Notably, he largely uses DrunkenBoxing through much of the movie, but is shown doing a great deal of stance training more appropriate to hung ga.
22	* ''Film/IronMonkey'': Fei-Hung has a smaller role, as he's just a child in this film. However, his father, Wong Kei-ying is the {{Deuteragonist}}.
23	* ''Film/MillionairesExpress'' has Fei Hung showing up as a kid, for a couple of minutes. His dad Wong Kei-ying is portrayed by none other than old-timey kung fu icon, Creator/JimmyWangYu.
24	* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInChina'': Creator/JetLi's StarMakingRole and one of the most influential wuxia film series of the 90s.
25	* ''Film/AroundTheWorldInEightyDays2004'': In the Jackie Chan movie, Fei-hung is one of many historical characters to make cameos. He's played by Chan's friend Creator/SammoHung.
26	* Related: Fei-hung's father Wong Kei-ying appears in ''ComicBook/AtomicRobo'' as a member of the heroic team the Centurions of Science, alongside Robo's creator UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla and other historical figures.
27	* ''The Unity of Heroes'': A RoleReprise for Creator/VincentZhao, who plays Wong in the fourth and fifth installments of ''Once Upon a Time in China'', where he gets to play Wong again after two decades. Followed by two sequels, ''Kung fu Alliance'' and ''Wrath of Sea''.
28	* ''VideoGame/BookwormAdventures'': The sequel has Wong appear as a companion, with his name misspelled as "Wong Fei Hong".
29	* In ''Comicbook/TheAvengersJasonAaron'', Wong appears in a montage of Marvel's most long running {{Legacy Character}}s, as the Drunken Comicbook/IronFist.
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31	!!Fictional Characters Based on Wong Fei-hung:
32	* ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'': Lee Rekka is based on Jet Li's portrayal of Wong Fei-Hung from ''Once Upon A Time In China''.
33	* ''VideoGame/{{Xenogears}}'': Fei Fong Wong is based on Master Wong, according to WordOfGod.
34	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'': Wong Fei, Bronze Tiger's master, is named after Wong Fei-Hung (though he's more modeled after [[Film/KillBill Pai Mei]]).

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