So Chan
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| So Chan | |||||||||||
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| Born | unknown Nanhai District,Foshan,Guangdong,Qing Empire | ||||||||||
| Died | unknown unknown,Qing Empire | ||||||||||
| Native name | Tô xán | ||||||||||
| Other names | So Fa-tsz ( tô hoa tử ) So Hut-yee ( tô khất nhi ) | ||||||||||
| Style | Chinese martial arts Drunken boxing Brutal boxing | ||||||||||
| Teacher(s) | Chan Fook | ||||||||||
| Notable students | So Hak-fu Wong Fei-hung | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | Tô xán | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Tô xán | ||||||||||
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| So Fa-tsz | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Tô hoa tử | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Tô hoa tử | ||||||||||
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| So Hut-yee (nickname) | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Tô khất nhi | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Tô khất nhi | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Beggar So | ||||||||||
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So Chan(Su Can), also known by his nicknameBeggar So(So Fa-tszorSo Hut-yee), was a Chinese martial artist andfolk herowho lived during the lateQing dynasty.One of theTen Tigers of Canton,he was best known for hisdrunken boxing.
Background[edit]
Born during the lateQing Dynasty,So Chan was fromNanhai District,Foshan,Guangdong,orHunanaccording to one source,[1]he was skilled in unarmedChinese martial artsskills, Drunken Eight Immortals Boxing (Túy bát tiên), Shaolinstaff(Thiếu lâm côn bổng) said to be taught by the Shaolin monk Chan Fook,[2]and also brutal boxing (Tàn quyền).
He formulated the unusualGolden Bowl and Iron Chopstickstechnique (Kim oản thiết khoái), which involved the use of an iron bowl on one hand to provoke the opponent and striking the opponent's acupuncture points with the iron chopsticks on another hand.[3]
He was a wanderer and made a living performing martial arts and acrobatics with his younger sister in the streets ofGuangdong.He also taught martial arts at Sancheng Community Training Centre (Tam thánh xã thiết giáo quán) inGuangzhouand would later be known as one of the Ten Tigers of Canton.[4]So exchanged ideas with So Hak-fu (Tô hắc hổ), a fellow martial artist of the Ten Tigers of Canton, and imparted the technique ofGolden Bowl and Iron Chopsticksalong with some of his drunken boxing skills to him. He also exchanged ideas with two other Ten Tigers martial artistsLeung KwanandWong Kei-yingas well.
According to a folklore, So Chan also taught Wong Kei-ying's sonWong Fei-hungin drunken boxing.
It was assumed that So was believed to have died during the early reign of theGuangxu Emperor.[5]
In popular culture[edit]
He was first portrayed by Liu Chi-wai in at least six black-and-white Wong Fei-hung films starringKwan Tak-hingfrom 1950 to 1961.
He was portrayed by Lam Kau in the 1953 black-and-white filmsThe Beggar Named Su,The Swordsman And The Beauty,andRevenge of the Beggar Named Su.
He was portrayed byYuen Siu-tienin the 1978 filmDrunken Master,and Yuen has often been associated with the character Beggar So ever since.
He was portrayed by Kwok Choi-hon in the 1978 filmTen Tigers of Shaolin.
He was portrayed byLau Kar-leungin the 1978 filmHeroes of the East.
He was portrayed by Yuen Siu-tien again in the 1979 filmStory of Drunken Master.
Yuen went on to reprise the role in the 1979 filmDance of the Drunk Mantis.
He was portrayed byPhilip Kwokin the 1979 filmTen Tigers from Kwangtung.
Yuen Siu-tien reprised the role for the last time only as a cameo in the opening credits of the 1979 filmWorld of the Drunken Master,with Lee Yi-min and Yu Chung-chiu portraying young and old versions of Beggar So respectively.
Yuen was supposed to reprise his role as So Chan in the 1979 filmMagnificent Butcher,but he died on 8 January 1979 as production of the film was beginning.Fan Mei-shengportrayed So Chan in that film.
He was portrayed byChow Yun-fatin the 1982TVBtelevision drama seriesThe Legend of Master So.
He was portrayed byGordon Liuin the 1985 filmThe Young Vagabond.
He was portrayed byStephen Chowin the 1992 filmKing of Beggars.
He was portrayed byDonnie Yenin the 1993 filmHeroes Among Heroes.
He was portrayed byCheng Pei-peiin the 1996 television seriesWong Fei Hung Series: The Final Victory.
He was portrayed by Lam Chi-ho in the 1999ATVtelevision drama seriesTen Tigers Of Guangdong.
He was portrayed byFelix Wongin the 2000 television drama seriesThe Legend of Master Soh.
He was portrayed by Pu Ye Dong in the 2005 television drama seriesKung Fu Beggar.
He was portrayed byVincent Zhaoin the 2010 filmTrue Legend.
He was portrayed by an opera actor Zhang Xinyi of the Xiuqin Opera Troupe in theoperashowBeggar Soduring the Kaohsiung Spring Art Festival 2016.
He was portrayed by Jun Cao in the 2016 filmMaster of the Drunken Fist: Beggar So.
He was portrayed by Chen Xinzhe in the 2020 filmKung Fu Master Su: Golden Pirateand its 2022 sequelKung Fu Master Su: Red Lotus Worm.
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