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. Hawaiian State Grappling Championships. ... The Peking Opera School was located in Hong Kong. ...

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. Hong Kong action cinema is the principal source of the Hong Kong film industrys global fame. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952, Hong Kong) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Yuen Biao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a Hong Kong actor, film director and producer. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yuen Yuen Wah in A Kid from Tibet Yuen Wah (元華 p. ...

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. Sifu (師傅 or 師父; Pinyin: shīfu) is a Chinese term for a master or teacher. ... Yu Jim Yuen (5 September 1905 – 8 September 1997) (于占元; pinyin Yu Zhanyuan) was the master of the Peking Opera School in Hong Kong from which Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Yuen Qiu and Corey Yuen received their training. ...

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??- )

Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Hung4 Gam1 Bou2) (born January 7, 1952, Hong Kong) is a Chinese actor, producer and director known for his work in many kung fu films and Hong Kong action cinema. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Yuen Biao (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (born 26 July 1957) is a Chinese actor from Hong Kong. ... Corey Yuen Kwai (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a Hong Kong actor, film director and producer. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yuen Yuen Wah in A Kid from Tibet Yuen Wah (元華 p. ...

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)

Yuen Qiu as the Landlady in Kung Fu Hustle Yuen Qiu (元秋) was born in 1950 and is an actor and martial artist. ...

External links

• LoveAsianFilm.com Features: Seven Little Fortunes