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Ten Tigers of Guangdong is about a group of ten Chinese martial artists from Guangdong Province during the Qing dynasty in China. They were said to be the best fighters in southern China at the time. The Ten Tigers were Thit Kew Sam, Wong Yein Lam, Wong Khei Yin, Su Hak Fu, Su Hut Yee, Chow Thye, Tham Chai Wen, Wong Cheng Ho, Tit Chee Chan, and See Yu Leong. Thit Kew Sam was the foremost of the Ten Guangdong Tigers. Thit Kew Sam, which literally means "Iron Bridge Three", was his nickname because his arms were very powerful; his actual name was Leong Khuen. His internal force came mainly from his training of Thit Seen Khuen, or Iron Wire Set. Wong Yein Lam was a master of Hap Ka (Family of Knights) Kungfu. Hap Ka Kungfu originated from Lama Kungfu of Tibet, but had been modified and taught by Shaolin monks or lay masters. Wong Yein Lam's teacher was a Shaolin monk called Sheng Loong. Wong Khei Yin was a disciple of Luk Ah Choy and the father of Wong Fei Hoong. His was well known for his "no-shadow kicks". Su Hak Fu was a master of the Black Tiger Style. He was good at the tiger-claw. "Hak Fu" actually means "Black Tiger"; it is uncertain whether it was his real name or nickname. Su Hut Yee, which means Beggar Su, was originally rich but squandered away his money. He was a master of Hoong Ka Kungfu. He learned from Chan Fook, a monk from the southern Shaolin Monastery, and was probably the same Chan Fook who started my lineage from Uncle Righteousness. Chow Thye was well known for his staff, known as Tai Cho Chooi Wan Khun, or "Soul-Chasing Staff of the First Emperor". He shot to fame when he defeated an international boxing champion from France. Tham Chai Wen was known as "Three-Leg Tham" because of his three kicking techniques. They were tiger-tail kick, weeping-floor kick, and organ-seeking kick. Wong Cheng Ho was famous for his Iron Head. He learned his kungfu in a Guangdong temple from a monk belonging to the Shaolin tradition. Tit Chee Chan means "Iron Finger Chan"; his real name was unknown. Naturally, he was expert at the Iron Finger Art. See Yu Leong was known for the Red Sand Palm. This is an advanced Shaolin art using internal force which leaves a red mark on the skin of an opponent after being struck. Edit Translation

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  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Type: Drama
  • Episodes: 40
  • Aired: May 3, 1999 - Jun 25, 1999
  • Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Original Network: ATV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Score: 7.3 (scored by 5 users)
  • Ranked: #115383
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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40 of 40 episodes seen
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Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 6.0
This is not a story as much as a series of events, many of them totally unrelated to each other. The whole series felt rather disjointed and draggy. You’re supposed to follow the lives of these ten heroes, then watch them come together near the end to try and save China. The problem was that most of them were boring. When they teamed up it got even more boring. And they didn’t save China.

The series covered a depressing time in Chinese history, the Opium War. I get that they can’t rewrite history to give everyone a happy ending, but they should at least give us viewers something to chew on. There was no message of hope, and certainly not of brotherhood. Not much time was spent in building up the camaraderie between the heroes.

The only bright spots were Kenny Lin’s So Chan and his love interest played by Claire Yiu. He was a rich playboy who liked a poor girl but didn’t know how to get her attention and so ended up teasing her mercilessly. Their courtship was charming and not overly cutesy. Both matured in a realistic, if not idealistic, way. Pity they didn’t have more screen time together. If the writers made this whole thing about the life and love of So Chan, it would’ve been a much better series.

If you’re looking for great kung fu scenes, you’ll be sorely disappointed. The action sequences were uninspired at best. The few things I did like were the set designs and costumes. There were no green screens, saturated colors, or skin smoothing photoshop. Everyone dressed according to their station. It felt very natural and true-to-life. After all, this show was an ode to the common people, not the elite.

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  • Drama: Ten Tigers of Guangdong
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Episodes: 40
  • Aired: May 3, 1999 - Jun 25, 1999
  • Aired On: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
  • Original Network: ATV
  • Duration: 45 min.
  • Content Rating: Not Yet Rated

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  • Score: 7.3 (scored by 5 users)
  • Ranked: #115383
  • Popularity: #99999
  • Watchers: 22

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