Bruce Lee Statue on Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Timeline label

Bruce Lee Statue on Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Image caption

The film industry continued to portray the Hollywood version of life in China with action movies starring characters like Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan. The films idealized martial arts, which caused the sport to grow in popularity in the US in the 1970s and 80s as children wanted to replicate the actors they saw in films. These movies were the first time that many children were seeing a Chinese character as the good guy and hero. It was contrary to what many of their parents experienced with McCarthyism and the Red Scare that had happened in Hollywood only a decade prior to Lee’s most famous film, Enter the Dragon.

电影业继续展现由李小龙和成龙主演的动作电影在中国的真实生活。这部电影使武术理想化，这使得这项运动在1970年代和80年代在美国变得越来越流行，因为孩子们希望像他们一样扮演演员。这些电影是美国许多孩子第一次将人物视为好人。这是什么他们的父母在上世纪60年代经历了在好莱坞的反共产主义的感情只有十年前，李小龙最有名的电影相反，龙争虎斗。

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Timeline date

1973

Date Created

2005

Date Submitted

August 13, 2006

Medium

Photograph of Bronze statue

Spatial Coverage

2.5 meters tall

Creator

Statue Sculpted by Cat Chon-en, Photographed by Ian Muttoo