Famed martial artist’s grave still lost after 90 years

Compiled by VINCENT LIAN, TAN SIN CHOW and R. ARAVINTHAN

LEGENDARY martial arts star Wong Fei Hung died 90 years ago but his burial site remains unknown to his disciples, reported Sin Chew Daily.

Huang Da Sheng, a third-generation disciple of Wong, said the cemetery in Guangzhou where Wong was buried had made way for high-rise development.

Huang, 77, said his disciples had struggled to locate his burial ground.

“It’s been 90 years. There have been too many changes in the area,” he added.

Wong died on April 17, 1925, in Guangzhou. According to the daily, his last rites were funded by generous donors.

Wong had apparently been depressed and fallen ill after his clinic was destroyed during an uprising of the Guangzhou Mer­chant Volunteers Corps.

> Nanyang Siang Pau reported that Hong Kong superstar Aaron Kwok (pic) declared at his 50th birthday party that he was finally ready for marriage.

“I will continue to work hard. Besides that, I wish to have a family soon,” he wrote on Sunday on Sina Weibo.

Kwok, who is well-known for his filial piety, cut his birthday cake at 11pm so that his mother could go home early to rest.

“I’m happy that they threw me a birthday bash. It was a real surprise,” said Kwok, adding that he had kept a low profile for his previous birthdays.

“I am touched to see all my friends and my mother here.

“She would normally be asleep by now.”

The party was organised by Kwok’s mother and his manager Xiao Mei, and came to an end at midnight.

Among those who attended the celebration were fellow actors Julian Cheung and his wife Anita Yuen.

Other celebrities such as Zhang Ziyi, Chow Yun-fat and Jacky Cheung conveyed birthday greetings to Kwok via pre-recorded clips.

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