Bruce Lee Ancestral Home
The family home of the kung fu legend, in the heart of old Guangzhou.
A traditional two-storey Cantonese house bought by Lee Hoi-chuen, Bruce Lee’s father and a Cantonese opera star. Restored and opened to visitors, it holds photos and objects that tell the family’s story, and a statue of Bruce Lee with his Wing Chun master Ip Man.
Metro Line 1 to Changshou Lu station, then about a 10-minute walk to Enning Road and Yongqing Fang.
No. 13, Yongqing 1st Lane, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou
No. 13, Yongqing 1st Lane, Enning Road, Liwan District, Guangzhou
广州市荔湾区恩宁路永庆一巷13号
Yongqing Fang
One of old Guangzhou’s loveliest quarters in the Xiguan area: Cantonese houses and narrow lanes restored into cafés, craft workshops and small galleries while keeping their historic character.
On neighbouring Enning Road is the Cantonese Opera Art Museum, and minutes away are Shangxiajiu shopping street and Shamian Island. Allow half a day; it is loveliest in the late afternoon into the evening.
His life in brief
- 1940
Born in San Francisco on 27 November, while his father was on tour in the United States.
- 1941
The family returned to Hong Kong, where he grew up.
- 1950s
He acted in films as a child and learned Wing Chun from master Ip Man.
- 1959
He moved to the United States to study, then began teaching martial arts.
- 1967
He founded his own approach, Jeet Kune Do, “the way of the intercepting fist”.
- 1971–1973
He made his most famous films: The Big Boss, Fist of Fury, The Way of the Dragon and Enter the Dragon.
- 1973
He died in Hong Kong on 20 July aged 32; his influence on cinema and martial arts lives on.