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Kowloon - 九龍

Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui
(星光大道尖沙咀)

Bruce Lee

李小龍 - Lǐ Xiǎolóng

San Francisco, California 1940 - Hong Kong 1973
Martial arts artist and actor
(Wikipedia)

Cao Chongen
2005

Description

Bronze statue on a granite block with Chinese inscription, the plaque at has English and Chinese text.

Information Sign

Hong Kong Film Awards "Star of the Century"
Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
Sculpted by Prof. Cao Chong-En
Calligraphy inscribed by Prof. Jao Tsung-I
Artistic concept advised by Mr. Yuen Tai-Yung, Mr. Ma Fu-Keung
Donated by the Bruce Lee Club
Sponsored by Henderson Land Development Company Limited
Joseph Lau Luen-Hung Charitable Foundation
Ms. Betty Ting-Pei, Mr. Stephen Chow

Sculptor

Cao Chong-en - 曹崇恩 (Lingshan County, Guangxi Province, 1933), Chinese sculptor active in Guangzhou (Canton), professor Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts (Wikipedia - Chinese).

Sources & Information

TheAge.com.au, November 28, 2005 Hong Kong unveils Bruce Lee statue, by Jason Wordie

Locatie (N 22°17'38" - E 114°10'32") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: hk003; Photograph: 17 February 2008
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