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4 unusual facts about The 36th Chamber of Shaolin


Iron rings

In the opening scene of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978), Gordon Liu practices the Hung Gar form "Tien Sin Kuen" or "Iron Wire Form" using iron rings.

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin

A young student named Liu Yude, later known as San Te, is drawn by his activist teacher into the local rebellion against the Manchu government.

The film follows a highly fictionalized version of San Te, a legendary Shaolin martial arts disciple who trained under the general Chi Shan, portrayed by the director's adopted brother Gordon Liu.

Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style

Throughout the course of the game's Story Mode the player advances through a series of challenges, called the 36 Chambers - a reference to both the real life rap group's debut album and also a classic kung fu film, both of the same name.


Monk's spade

It has been widely used in kung fu cinema (notably by Lau Kar-Fai in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), and is used by the Shaolin priest in the online game Dragon Fist II and by Abbot Song in Jade Empire.


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