Background
Wong was born in Xiluzhou Village, Xiqiao Ridge, Nanhai County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, which is now part of Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor.
Wong was born in Xiluzhou Village, Xiqiao Ridge, Nanhai County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province, which is now part of Xiqiao Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, during the reign of the Jiaqing Emperor.
He was one of the Ten Tigers of Canton. His date of birth is not known. In his younger days, Wong earned a living by performing martial arts and acrobatics in the streets.
One day, he encountered Luk Ah-choi (陸阿采.
Lu A"cai), a notable practitioner of the martial art Hung Georgia. Luk was also a student of Reverend Jee-sin, one of the legendary Five Elders who survived the destruction of Shaolin Monastery by the Qing government in the 17th or 18th century.
Luk saw great potential in the young Wong, accepted him as an apprentice, and taught him martial arts Another legend, which reflects historicity in the Hung Georgia lineage, says that Wong learnt martial arts from his father, Wong Tai (黃泰.
Ca 1782–1867), who was taught by Luk Ah-choi.
Once his training was complete, Wong joined the Black Flag Army and became its martial arts instructor. However, as his wages were too low, he also opened a herbal medicine dispensary, Po Chi Lam (寶芝林), to earn additional income to support his family. Wong was named one of the Ten Tigers of Canton, a group of the ten most famous martial artists in Guangzhou (Canton) in the 19th century.
In the series of comic books Atomic Robo he is a member of a team of adventurers along with Nikola Tesla, Annie Oakley and Harry Houdini.