Seven Little Fortunes

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The Seven Little Fortunes (Chinese: 七小福 Chat Siu Fok), sometimes known as The Lucky Seven, were a group of top martial arts students of the China Drama Academy Peking Opera School in Hong Kong in the 1960s. Students were as young as 7 or 8 years old, as they travelled and showed their acrobatic and acting skills to domestic and western audiences in theatres and venues such as Laiyuen Amusement Park. They were also sent by the school to work for movie studios as extras. The troupe consisted of more than 7 children (some estimates say 14), but only 7 would appear in each performance.

Some famous members of the Seven Little Fortunes include Hong Kong action cinema actors Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Corey Yuen and Yuen Wah.

Whilst attending the opera school under the tutelage of the Sifu Yu Jim Yuen, the students all adopted their Sifu's given name "Yuen" as their family name.

The following people were members, with their performance name is given below along with their birth dates:

• Yuen Lung (元龍) / Yuen Chu, aka Sammo Hung (1952- )
• Yuen Lou (元樓) / Yuen Lo, aka Jackie Chan (1954- )
• Yuen Biao (元彪) (1957- )
• Yuen Kwei (元奎), aka Corey Yuen (1951- )
• Yuen Wah (元華) (1950- )
• Yuen Tak (元德) / Yuen Tai, (1956- )
• Yuen Mo (元武) / Yuen Miu / Yuen Wu (19??- )

[edit] Other students of Yu Jim Yuen

• Yuen Qiu (元秋) (1950- )
• Yuen Choi (元蔡) aka Ng Ming Choi / Wu Ming-Tsai
• Yuen Bo (元寶)
• Meng Yuen Man (孟元文)
• Yuen Fai (元煇)
• Yuen Bin (元彬)
• Wu Yuen Chun (吳元俊)
• Yuen Chu (元菊)

[edit] External links

• LoveAsianFilm.com Features: Seven Little Fortunes

v • d • e Seven Little Fortunes Yuen Lung (Sammo Hung) • Yuen Lou (Jackie Chan) • Yuen Biao • Yuen Kwei (Corey Yuen) • Yuen Wah • Yuen Tak • Yuen Mo See also: Yuen Qiu