Statue of Bruce Lee (Hong Kong)

Statue in Hong Kong

Bruce Lee statue

Bruce Lee's statue in Hong Kong in 2023

Location| Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Coordinates| 22°17′38″N 114°10′32″E﻿ / ﻿22.2938754°N 114.1755487°E﻿ / 22.2938754; 114.1755487
Material| Bronze
Completion date| 27 November 2005
Dedicated to| Bruce Lee
The statue in 2009, seen on the Avenue of Stars

The Bruce Lee statue in Hong Kong is a bronze memorial statue of the martial artist Bruce Lee,[1] who died on 20 July 1973 at the age of 32, created by sculptor Cao Chong-en, and located on the Avenue of Stars attraction near the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui.

## History

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The Hong Kong Bruce Lee Club raised US$100,000 for a statue to be erected after pleas to the government to honour his legacy.[2] A 2.5 m (8.2 ft) bronze statue by artist Cao Chong-en was erected along the Avenue of Stars attraction near the waterfront at Tsim Sha Tsui.[3] It shows a classic 'ready to strike' Bruce Lee pose, as seen in the 1972 movie Fist of Fury. Hew Kuan-yau, a member of the Bruce Lee Fan Club Committee, said, "We want the people to know about the legend of Bruce Lee." The statue was unveiled by Bruce Lee's brother Robert Lee on 27 November 2005, celebrating what would have been Bruce's 65th birthday.

The statue was featured on the tenth leg of the American reality TV show The Amazing Race 17,[4] the tenth leg of The Amazing Race Norge 1,[5] and the third leg of The Amazing Race Canada 2.[6] It was also featured in a Bengali detective movie Tintorettor Jishu at the end of the movie when Feluda and his team pays their respects to the legend.

## See also

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* Statue of Bruce Lee (Los Angeles)
* Statue of Bruce Lee (Mostar)

## References

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1. ^ BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Hong Kong's honor for Bruce Lee
2. ^ Hong Kong unveils Bruce Lee statue - People - Entertainment - theage.com.au
3. ^ cbs5.com - Bruce Lee Fans Aim for Hong Kong Statue Archived January 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Riquelmy, Alan (28 November 2010). "Amazing Race 2010: Who got eliminated in the Amazing Race Season 17 Episode 10?". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
5. ^ "The Amazing Race Norge sesong 1: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" [The Amazing Race Norge season 1: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]. Erik Newth (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
6. ^ Adams, Joanna (23 July 2014). "'Amazing Race Canada' Season 2, Episode 3 Recap: To Hong Kong". HuffPost. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

## External links

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* Media related to Statue of Bruce Lee at Avenue of Stars at Wikimedia Commons

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Bruce Lee

* Filmography
* Awards and honors
* Media about

Films|

| As film director|

* Way of the Dragon (1972, also writer and produced)
* The Game of Death (1972, also writer)

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As writer|

* The silent flute (1978)
* The Warrior (Lee, before created the concept for an other series and then it was finished in Warrior)

Books written|

* Chinese Gung Fu: The Philosophical Art of Self-Defense
* Tao of Jeet Kune Do
* Bruce Lee's Fighting Method
* Bruce Lee Library
* Bruce Lee: A Warrior's Journey (book)

Techniques|

* Jeet Kune Do
* One-inch punch
* Straight blast

Works about|

| Films|

| Hong Kong|

* Bruce Lee: The Man and the Legend (1973)
* A Dragon Story (1974)
* Bruce Lee and I (1976)
* The Dragon Lives (1976)
* The Man, The Myth (1976)
* The Real Bruce Lee (1977)
* A Warrior's Journey (2000)
* Bruce Lee, My Brother (2010)

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United States|

* Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
* The Curse of the Dragon (1993)
* A Warrior's Journey (2000)
* The Story (2001)
* The Legend of Bruce Lee (video; 2008)
* I Am Bruce Lee (2012)
* Birth of the Dragon (2016)
* Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
* Be Water (2020)

Television|

* Spirit of the Dragon (1992)
* The Lost Interview (1994)
* The Legend of Bruce Lee (2008)

Books|

* The Man Only I Knew (1975)
* Bruce Lee: A Life (2019)

Comics|

* The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (1976)

Video games|

* Bruce Lee
* Kung-Fu Master
* China Warrior
* Bruce Lee Lives
* Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story
* Quest of the Dragon
* Return of the Legend

Family|

* Lee Hoi-chuen (father)
* Grace Ho (mother)
* Peter Lee (brother)
* Robert Lee (brother)
* Linda Emery Lee (wife)
* Brandon Lee (son)
* Shannon Lee (daughter)

Related|

* 41 Cumberland Road
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* Bruce Liang
* Dragon Lee
* Kato
* Graves of Bruce and Brandon Lee
* Long Beach International Karate Championships
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* Wong Jack Man

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Statues|

* George VI
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* Sir Thomas Jackson, 1st Baronet
* Bruce Lee
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* Anita Mui
* Queen Victoria

Memorials|

* The Cenotaph
* Chinese War Memorial
* Spring Breeze Pavilion

Other works|

* The Flying Frenchman
* Pillar of Shame
* Three Heads Six Arms
* Lady Liberty Hong Kong

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