Fong Sai-Yuk

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In most versions of his legend, the Chinese folk hero Fong Sai-Yuk (Chinese: 方世玉; pinyin: Fāng Shìyù; Yale Cantonese: Fong1 Sai3 Yuk6) was trained in the martial arts by his mother Miu Tsui-Fa^[1], daughter of Miu Hin^[2], one of the Five Elders who escaped the destruction of the Shaolin Monastery by the Qing Dynasty.^{[citation needed]}

Ever since Sai-Yuk's birth, Miu Tsui-Fa would bathe him in the Chinese herbal liniment dit da jow^[3], making him practically invulnerable (cf. Achilles).^{[citation needed]}

1 Notes
- 1.1 The Death
2 Fong Sai-Yuk: The Movie
- 2.1 Box Office
3 Fong Sai-Yuk: The TV series
4 See also

[edit] Notes

	Chinese	Pinyin	Yale Cantonese
↑ Miu Tsui-Fa	苗筴花	Miáo Jiáhuā	Miu4 Chaak5 Fa1
↑ Miu Hin	苗顯	Miáo Xiǎn	Miu4 Hin2
↑ Dit Da Jow	鐵打酒	Tiě Dǎ Jiǔ	Tit3 Da1 Jau2	literally "Iron Hit Wine"

While he was still in his early teens, he accepted an open challenge from Tiger Lu and killed him.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] The Death

As the legend says, Fong Sai-Yuk was killed by Bak Mei (white eyebrow), the notorious kungfu warrior in a battle embedded with revenge.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fong Sai-Yuk: The Movie

1993 saw the release of Fong Sai-Yuk (North American title: The Legend), a Hong Kong-made martial arts film starring Jet Li and directed by Corey Yuen. The film has strong comic elements that dovetail with the mischievous reputation of its hero, a young kung-fu master who spends his days playing around with his friends instead of learning. He slowly comes to learn that his father is the head of the Red Flower Society, an anti-Qing rebel group (cf. Tiandihui). The rest of this film follows Fong Sai-Yuk as he matures into the legendary Chinese warrior he comes to be. In the film, Fong Sai-Yuk's mother is a main character and Tiger Lu is the father of Sai-Yuk's love interest and a figure of amusement rather than a menacing villain. Fong Sai Yuk also portrayed as a mama's boy. More than once he is saved by her. There is also a sequel.

[edit] Box Office

The Fong Sai Yuk movie was a box office hit on Hong Kong, grossing HK $30,666,842. As a result, a sequel was commissioned immediately.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Fong Sai-Yuk: The TV series

In 1999 ATV released a series based on Fong Sai-Yuk in Hong Kong. It was titled Young Hero Fong Sai Yuk(小年英雄方世玉) and starred Dicky Cheung as Fong Sai-Yuk. The series was comedic. It was dubbed in both Mandarin and Cantonese. It was a big hit and received very high ratings.^{[citation needed]}