Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall

Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall (or Foshan Huang Feihong Memorial Hall) (佛山黄飞鸿纪念馆; 佛山黃飛鴻紀念館; Fóshān Huáng Fēihóng Jìniànguǎn; Fat6-Saan1 Wong4Fei1-hung4 Gei3-nim6-gun2) is a museum in memory of Wong Fei-hung.

Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall
Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall is located in Guangdong
Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall
Location within Guangdong
Established14 January 2001 (2001-01-14)
LocationChancheng District, Foshan, Guangdong, China
Coordinates23°01′43″N 113°06′54″E / 23.02858°N 113.1151°E / 23.02858; 113.1151
Typememorial
Foshan Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall
Traditional Chinese紀念館
Simplified Chinese鸿纪念馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinFóshān Huáng Fēihóng Jìniànguǎn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingFat6-Saan1 Wong4 Fei1-hung4 Gei3-nim6-gun2

Background

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Located in Xinwen Street, Zumiao Road in the Chancheng District, Foshan City, north of the Foshan Ancestral Temple in Guangdong. The museum covers an area of more than 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft).

The completion ceremony for the Wong Fei-hung Memorial Hall was held on January 14, 2001. Its architecture is imitation Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) style, and includes an exhibition hall, auditorium, martial arts hall, and martial arts courtyards. In the exhibition hall, apart from introducing Wong Fei-hung's life story, there is also a comprehensive display of a variety of literary, artistic works as well as thousands of cultural relics relating to Wong Fei-hung.

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