Charles Chan (1914-2008) and Lee-Lee Chan (1916-2002) were the parents of actor/director Jackie Chan and the grandparents of actor/singer/composer, Jaycee Chan.
Charles Chan (陳志平) (Cantonese: Chan Chi-Peng, Pinyin: Chén Zhìpíng) was born in 1914 in Shandong, China as Fong Dao-Long (or Fong Dou-Loong) (Chinese: 房道龍, Mandarin: Fáng Dàolóng).
Charles moved to Anhui province when he was 9 years old, then later moved to Wuhu and then Nanjing (Nanking)...
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Charles Chan (1914-2008) and Lee-Lee Chan (1916-2002) were the parents of actor/director Jackie Chan and the grandparents of actor/singer/composer, Jaycee Chan.
Charles Chan (陳志平) (Cantonese: Chan Chi-Peng, Pinyin: Chén Zhìpíng) was born in 1914 in Shandong, China as Fong Dao-Long (or Fong Dou-Loong) (Chinese: 房道龍, Mandarin: Fáng Dàolóng).
Charles moved to Anhui province when he was 9 years old, then later moved to Wuhu and then Nanjing (Nanking), China. He lived in Nanjing until he was 15 years old.
His father, Fang Zhengwen (Mandarin Pinyin), taught him martial arts at a very young age, and when he was 16 years old, he learned the Xiahong boxing style from Master Zhang in Shanghai and finished when he was 19. Master Zhang's wife was primarily responsible for training Charles in this style of martial arts and according to Charles, she was very agile and could kick very high even though her feet were bound.
According to the film documentary, the reason he was sent to Shanghai was...
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