The Peking Opera School was located in Hong Kong. The school is famous for being the childhood home of such famous actors as Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao. The Peking Opera school was run by Master Yu Jim Yuen (于占元), a northern kung fu practitioner and a very stern teacher. He taught the children enrolled there (who were usually enrolled for 10 years at a time) the acrobatic and acting skills that would later introduce most of them into the world of Chinese Theatre and movies. Jackie Chan (born 07 April, 1954, Hong Kong) is a Chinese martial artist, actor, director and stuntman. ... Sammo Hung (Chinese: 洪金寶; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born in Hong Kong on January 7, 1952) is a Kung Fu movies actor, producer and director. ... Yuen Biao (元彪) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Alternative meaning: Kung Fu (TV series) Kung fu or gongfu (功夫, Pinyin: gōngfu) is a well-known Chinese term used in the West to designate Chinese martial arts. ... Acrobatics (from Greek Akros, high and bat, walking) is one of the performing arts. ... Acting is the work off an actor, a person in theatre, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play. ...

The Seven Little Fortunes were the school's best actors. Jackie Chan was one of these Seven Little Fortunes (there were actually more than seven) and when asked, Master Yu Jim Yuen said that Jackie was "not one of the best, but the naughtiest, yes." The Seven Little Fortunes were the best of the Peking Opera School. ...

Life in the Opera School

Practice was very strict. Training would take place 18 hours a day, this would include stretching, weapons training, acrobatics, martial arts and acting. Jackie Chan remembered constantly having to balance on a stool for an hour... on his head! If anyone fell off, they would be beaten and everyone would be made to start again. Jackie Chan said he would still have gone if he could change things but would never ever go back. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ...