Wong Fei-hung --- My idol in Chinese history

Throughout history, some people have impressed us so much that we strongly wish to meet them. If I have a chance to meet one famous person in history, I would most desire to meet Wong Fei-hung, an outstanding Chinese martial arts leader in the end of Qing dynasty. I regard him as one of the eminent persons in Chinese history not only he acquired top Chinese kung fu but he was also a very patriotic person.

Wong was born in a rich business family in Guangdong Province in the end of 19 century. The extraordinary talent and favorable growing environment --- his mother was also a great martial arts master, contributed to his ultimate success. It is obvious that there are various martial masters in Chinese history, such as Huo Yuan-Jia, Bruce Lee. They also had great skills and ever made great contributions to the development of Chinese kung fu. However, as far as I concerned, nobody could compare with Wong. In a certain way, Wong is regarded as the founder of modern Chinese kung fu because he created several unique and crucial techniques of kung fu and passed them on to his apprentices, most of whom also became the great masters in martial arts subsequently. With his great efforts and guidance, martial arts had been increasingly popular so that many Chinese young people started practicing kung fu.

In addition, his strong patriotism also fascinates me. Throughout his life, Wong devoted all his passion and energy to struggle for the liberty of China. In the end of Qing dynasty, the government, who dreaming that China was still the most powerful nation in the world, was quite corruption and incompetent. Seclusion and complacence resulted in the invasion of many imperialism countries, including Japan. Some brutal Japanese ninjas occupied Guangdong Province and asserted that no Chinese could defeat them and Chinese were inferior. Wong, a patriotic Chinese martial arts master, could not stand the shame and finally defeat these reckless Japanese with the actual Chinese kung fu on an arena. This heart-stirring event greatly encouraged Chinese people. It enlightened Chinese people that we were comparable and even more brilliant than foreign people.

Even now, various films about Wong Fei-hung, most of which were played by Jet Li, are still very popular in China. Wong is the symbol of success, patriotism and is an example that I aspire to be. That is why Wong is my idol in Chinese history.