Once Upon a Time in China

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Once Upon a Time in China is a high point in the kung fu genre. It stars actor Jet Li (the most famous martial artist this side of Jackie Chan) and made a star out of him. The film is set during the era of foreign encroachment into China, when areas such as Hong Kong and Macau were being colonized. Jet Li is Wong Fei-Hung, a master of a kung fu school w…