Editing Jackie Chan (section)

== Early life ==
Chan was born on 7 April 1954 in [[British Hong Kong]] as Chan Kong-sang<ref name="Biography"/><ref name="WSJ 20130117" /> to [[Charles and Lee-lee Chan]], political refugees from the [[Chinese Civil War]]. In circa 1937, Chan's father, originally named  Fang Daolong, briefly worked as a secret agent for Lieutenant General [[Dai Li]], the chief spy in [[Nationalist government|Kuomintang-ruled China]].<ref name="official documentary">{{cite AV media|title=Traces of a Dragon: Jackie Chan and His Lost Family|year=2003|type=documentary|people=張婉婷 (director)|url=https://www.smarttimes.com.au/dollar-a-disk-traces-of-a-dragon-jackie-chan-and-his-lost-family-dvd.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310154006/https://www.smarttimes.com.au/dollar-a-disk-traces-of-a-dragon-jackie-chan-and-his-lost-family-dvd.html|archivedate=10 March 2022}}</ref> For fear of being arrested by the communist government, Chan's father fled to British Hong Kong in the 1940s and changed his surname from Fang to Chan. Chan was his wife Chan Lee-lee's surname. Chan discovered his father's identity and changed his [[Chinese name]] to '''Fang Shilong''' ({{lang|zh|房仕龍}}) in the late 1990s, the name he would have been named according to his kin's [[genealogy book]], which allegedly traces back to [[Tang dynasty]] statesman [[Fang Xuanling]]. Chan's [[Ancestral home (Chinese)|ancestral roots]] are located in [[Wuhu]], [[Anhui]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chinanews.com.cn/yl/2013/09-03/5239859.shtml|title=成龙芜湖认亲首次见到同父兄弟 引当地轰动(图)|newspaper=China News Service|date=3 September 2013|access-date=31 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Corliss|first=Richard|date=17 March 2003|title=A Family Lost and Found|magazine=Time|url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,501030324-433336,00.html|access-date=10 July 2021|issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chengyan|year=2013|title=Jackie Chan visited his lost family in Anhui|url=http://english.sina.com/entertainment/2013/0902/624553.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710141948/http://english.sina.com/entertainment/2013/0902/624553.html|archive-date=10 July 2021|url-status=dead|access-date=10 July 2021|publisher=Sina Corp}}</ref><ref name="Iamjc" />

Chan spent his formative years within the grounds of the French consul's residence in the [[Victoria Peak]], British Hong Kong, as his father worked as a cook there.<ref name="Tiscali">{{cite web |title=Biography of Jackie Chan |work=Biography |publisher=[[Tiscali]] |url=http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/jackie-chan/biography/45 |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204132001/http://www.talktalk.co.uk/entertainment/film/biography/artist/jackie-chan/biography/45 |archive-date=4 February 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Chan attended the Nah-Hwa Primary School on [[Hong Kong Island]], where he failed his first year, after which his parents withdrew him from the school. In 1960, his father emigrated to [[Canberra]], Australia to work as the head cook for the American embassy, and Chan was sent to the [[China Drama Academy]], a [[Schools for Chinese opera|Peking Opera School]] run by Master [[Yu Jim-yuen]].<ref name="Tiscali" /><ref name="CelebValues">{{cite web |title=Jackie Chan Battles Illegal Wildlife Trade |publisher=Celebrity Values |url=http://www.celebrityvalues.com/jackie_chan.html |access-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313000144/http://www.celebrityvalues.com/jackie_chan.html |archive-date=13 March 2012 }}</ref> Chan trained rigorously for the next decade, excelling in martial arts and acrobatics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Biography of Jackie Chan |publisher=StarPulse |url=http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Chan,_Jackie/Biography/ |access-date=28 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118082249/http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Chan%2C_Jackie/Biography/ |archive-date=18 January 2012}}</ref> He eventually became part of the [[China Drama Academy#The Seven Little Fortunes|Seven Little Fortunes]], a performance group made up of the school's best students, gaining the stage name Yuen Lo ({{lang|zh|元樓}}) in homage to his master. Chan became close friends with fellow group members [[Sammo Hung]] and [[Yuen Biao]], and the three of them later became known as the ''Three Brothers'' or ''Three Dragons''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seven Little Fortunes |work=Feature article |publisher=LoveAsianFilm |url=http://www.loveasianfilm.com/features/sevenlittlefortunes.html |access-date=28 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716130110/http://www.loveasianfilm.com/features/sevenlittlefortunes.html |archive-date=16 July 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> After entering the film industry, Chan along with Sammo Hung got the opportunity to train in [[hapkido]] under the grand master Jin Pal Kim, and Chan eventually attained a [[Black belt (martial arts)|black belt]].<ref name="Jackie Chan's Hapkido Master">{{cite web |url=http://web-vue.com/hapkido.htm |title=Jackie Chan's Hapkido Master |publisher=Web-vue.com |access-date=2 January 2013 |archive-date=13 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313142836/http://web-vue.com/hapkido.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a martial artist, Chan is also skilled in multiple forms of [[Chinese martial arts|Kung fu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jackie-chan-fighting-style-martial-arts-explained/|title=Jackie Chan's Fighting Style & Martial Arts Background Explained|first=Charles Nicholas|last=Raymond|date=28 August 2022|website=ScreenRant|accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref> He is also known to have trained in other martial art forms such as Karate, Judo, Boxing, [[Taekwondo]], and [[Jeet Kune Do]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://evolve-mma.com/blog/7-reasons-jackie-chan-one-biggest-martial-arts-superstars-history/|title=7 Reasons Why Jackie Chan Is One Of The Biggest Martial Arts Superstars In History|date=1 November 2015|website=Evolve Daily|accessdate=1 September 2023}}</ref>

Chan joined his parents in Canberra, Australia in 1971, where he briefly attended [[Dickson College]] and worked as a construction worker.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Boogs |first=Monika |title=Jackie Chan's tears for 'greatest' mother |work=The Canberra Times |date=7 March 2002 |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/jackie-chans-tears-for-greatest-mother/295366.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080921230708/http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/jackie-chans-tears-for-greatest-mother/295366.aspx |archive-date=21 September 2008 |access-date=28 February 2012}}</ref> A fellow builder named Jack took Chan under his wing, thus earning Chan the nickname of "Little Jack", later shortened to "Jackie", which has stuck with him ever since.<ref name="Iamjc">{{cite web |title=Jackie Chan&nbsp;– Actor and Stuntman |publisher=BBC |date=24 July 2001 |url=http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A592760 |access-date=28 February 2012}}</ref>