Hung Hei-gun

Hung Hei-gun, was a major influential figure of Southern Shaolin Kung Fu.

Overview

Hung Hei-gun was originally named Jue and was a tea merchant. He escaped to the Southern Fujian Shaolin Temple after he had an argument with a few upper class Manchurians during the Qing Dynasty when the Manchus were in control.

Abott Ji Sin accepted him into the temple and soon found out how talented and hardworking he was in Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Ji Sin was impressed by these qualities and soon began to teach Hung the Tiger style that he specialized in.

After six years he became number one of the top ten of the laymen followers (they were people who went to the temple to learn pure kungfu directly correlated to the creation and roots of then known religion. Only known by the highest level monks). However, afterwards the Qing government destroyed the temple because the temple gave refuge to many rebels who wanted to restore the Ming Dynasty.

Publication Information

Lagendary : Hung Hei-gun
Chinese : 洪熙官
Real name : Hung Jue
Born : 1745, Huadu, Guangdong, China
Died : 1825 (aged 79–80)
Gender : Male
Style : Hei hu quan
Notable students : Luk Ah Choi, Lei Jou Fun

Hung Hei-gun had 2 mentionable students:

Luk Ah Choi (founder of Hung Ga) : Luk followed Hung Hei-gun and also Hung's teacher Ji Sin learning Southern Shaolin Kung Fu. Becoming a revolutionary Luk named his style Hung Ga, not after Hung Hei-gun but after Hung Mun, the triad.

Lei Jou Fun (founder of Hung Fut) : Lei was a wealthy man who sought out skilled martial artists whom he could learn from. When he met Hung Hei-gun he invited him to stay at his house where the servants called him Hung Hei "Goon" meaning "official", a name which seems to have stayed with him.

In Fiction

Plot

The story is based on the historic martial art legend Hung Hei-gun in the Qing dynasty. In the final stand Hung Hei-gun and Fong Sai-yuk fight their way to defend the Shaolin Monastery against the invading army of the Qianlong emperor who was trying to get rid of oppositions. Qianlong was also afraid to reveal that he was not a true manchu.

Publication Information

Lagendary : Hung Hei-gun
Chinese : 洪熙官
Real name : Hung Jue
Gender : Male
Style : Hei hu quan
Appeareance(s) : The Kung Fu Master
No. of episodes : 30
Potrayer : Donnie Yen