CHINA: Bronze statue honouring martial arts legend Bruce Lee unveiled in Hong Kong

Record ID: 872836

  • Title: CHINA: Bronze statue honouring martial arts legend Bruce Lee unveiled in Hong Kong
  • Date: 28th November 2005
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ROBERT LEE, BROTHER OF BRUCE LEE, SAYING: "Oh, I feel great, I think it's fantastic, I think Bruce well deserved a statue."
  • Embargoed: 13th December 2005 12:00
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  • Location: China
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  • Country: China
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz
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  • Story Text: A two and a half metre bronze statue honouring martial arts legend, Bruce Lee, was unveiled in Hong Kong's Avenue of Stars on Sunday (November 27).
    Lee's brother, Robert, and sister Phoebe flew from the U.S. to attend the unveiling on what would have been the star's 65th birthday.
    "Oh, I feel great, I think it's fantastic, I think Bruce well deserved a statue," said Robert.
    The statue features Lee in his most memorable stance - poised and ready to strike. It was crafted by mainland sculptor Cao Chongen and took more than eight months to complete.
    "The position of hands and legs show the strength of Bruce Lee. This is the classic standing posture of Bruce Lee," said Chongen.
    Bruce Lee fans from around the world attended the event and were entertained by martial arts performers.
    Lee was born in San Francisco in 1940 and after moving to Hong Kong, appeared in more than 20 films as a child actor.
    Lee started to learn martial arts at the age of 13 and later invented his own unique style - Jeet Kune Do.
    He returned to America in 1959 and studied philosophy at the University of Washington in Seattle. It was in Seattle that he met and later married Linda Emery.
    Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1971 and after making three successful films, Warner Brothers offered Lee a staring role in the martial arts movie "Enter the Dragon" in 1973.
    Sadly, Lee never saw the impact of his films on the martial arts world.
    He died aged 32 from swelling on the brain.
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