5 things you should know about Jet Li

Jet Li, one of the most influential international martial arts stars after Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, was born in Beijing, China in 1963. Nicknamed the “King of Kung Fu”, Li shot to fame in Hong Kong after starring in Shaolin Temple (1982) which broke Hong Kong’s box office record for a martial arts film with more than 16 million tickets sold. Almost a decade on, 1991’s Once Upon a Time in China achieved ticket sales of US$3.8 million in Hong Kong alone.

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