Ten Tigers of Canton
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The Ten Tigers of Canton "Guangdong Sahp Fu" (Chinese: 廣東十虎) were a group of ten of the top Chinese martial arts masters in Guangdong (Canton) towards the end of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
- Wong Yan-Lam (Chinese: 王隱林; pinyin: Wáng Yǐnlín; Yale Cantonese: Wong4 Yan2 Lam4)
- Wong Ching Ho (Chinese: 黃澄可; pinyin: Huang Cheng Ke)
- Sue Haak Fu (Chinese: 蘇黑虎; pinyin: Su Hei Hu)
- Wong Kei-Ying (Chinese: 黃麒英;; pinyin: Huáng Qíyīng; Yale Cantonese: Wong4 Kei4 Ying1)
- Lai Yun Chiu (Chinese: 黎仁超; pinyin: Li Ren Chao)
- So Chan (Chinese: 蘇燦; pinyin: Sū Càn), better known as So Haak Yee (Chinese: 蘇乞兒; pinyin: Sū Qǐ Er) or Beggar So
- Chow Tai (Chinese: 鄒泰; pinyin: Zou Tai)
- Tiit Kiu Saam (Chinese: 鐵橋三; pinyin: Tiě Qiáo Sān; Yale Cantonese: Tit3 Kiu4 Saam1)
- Tiit Chi Chan (Chinese: 鐵指陳; pinyin: Tie Zhi Chen)
- Tam Chai Hok (Chinese: 譚濟鶴; pinyin: Tan Ji He)
Wong Fei-Hung (Chinese: 黃飛鴻), son of Wong Kei-Ying, is sometimes listed as one of the Ten Tigers. However, Wong Fei-Hung was known rather as the "Tiger after Ten."
The Ten Tigers was featured in a 2004 film Around the World in 80 Days, the indie cult film Mad Cowgirl and more notably in the 1978 Shaw Bros. classic Ten Tigers of Canton was also based on the group.
