Lingna Hung kuen : kung fu in cinema and community / Hing Chao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chao, Hing, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental--China--Hong Kong--Exhibitions.

Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental.

Kung fu--China--Hong Kong--Exhibitions.

Kung fu.

Martial arts films--China--Hong Kong--Exhibitions.

Martial arts films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (174 pages)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : City University of Hong Kong Press, [2018]

Summary:

In this companion book to the Lingnan Hung Kuen Across the Century: Kung Fu Narratives in Hong Kong Cinema and Community exhibition, the role of the Lam and Lau familes in preserving and creating new stances and forms and bringing Hung Kuen to a wider audience through the medium of film are traced. Using the latest technologies, the work of past masters is brought back to life.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Table of Contents

Tribute to the Lam and Lau Families

Preserving Lau Kar Leung's Kung Fu Heritage

Statement on Hong Kong Martial Arts Living Archive

Linghan Hung Kuen: An Intangible Cultural Heritage

Preamble: Towards an Appreciation of Hong Kong Kung Fu Cinema

Preface

Note on the Spelling of Chinese Names

Chapter 1: Legacy of Lam Family Hung Kuen

Chapter 2: Lau Kar Leung's Hung Kuen Cinema: A Martial Arts Perspective

Chapter 3: The Paradoxes of Tradition: Lau Kar Leung at Shaw Brothers

Chapter 4: The Golden Age of Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana, West Africa Mid 1980s-1999

Chapter 5: The Museological Re-enactment of Lingnan Hung Kuen

Endnotes

Selected Bibliography

List of Contributors

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

962-937-542-7

OCLC:

1142514076