What martial arts stars are there in China?
The top 50 martial arts stars in China include Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and Sammo Hung.
1. Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on April 7, 1954. His ancestral home is Wuhu, Anhui. He is an actor, director, action director, producer and screenwriter in Hong Kong, China. ,singer. In 1971, he entered the film industry as a martial artist. In 1978, he established the action style of kung fu comedy with the movies "Snake" and "Drunken Master".
2. Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen, born on July 27, 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, is an actor, director and martial arts instructor in Hong Kong, China. In 1982, he returned to the United States from Beijing to study martial arts and won the American martial arts championship that year. In 1992, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film Awards for "Once Upon a Time in China".
3. Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee (November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973), formerly known as Li Zhenfan, studied under Ip Man. He was born in San Francisco, California, USA in 1940, his ancestral home. Jun'an Town, Shunde District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China.
His four and a half films in Hong Kong have broken multiple records three times. Among them, "Enter the Dragon" broke the Asian movie box office record, and "Enter the Dragon", a collaboration with Hollywood, has a global box office of US$230 million.
4. Jet Li
Jet Li, born in Beijing on April 26, 1963, is a Chinese film and television actor, director, producer, martial arts athlete, and businessman. In 1971, he entered Beijing Shichahai Sports School and began his career as a martial arts athlete.
In 1975, he participated in the Wushu routine competition of the National Games and won the all-around championship. He retired from martial arts in 1979 due to injury. In 1982, he starred in his first film "Shaolin Temple", which broke the box office record for Chinese-language films in mainland China.
5. Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung, born in Hong Kong, China on January 7, 1952, is an actor, director, action director, producer, screenwriter, and producer. In 1966, he served as the action director for the action film "The Drunken Man". In the 1970s, he founded the action film team Hong Jia Ban; in 1971, he won the Best Action Design Award at Taiwan's first Golden Dragon Award for the action film "Double Swords".