Bruce Lee’s Background

Since you are here on this website, chance is you already know the name of Bruce Lee and how great he is as a person. Still, many others don’t know about Bruce Lee’s background, only heard of the name. So I want to provide some basic information about Bruce Lee in this post. I promise I will keep this short.

Bruce Lee’s Chinese Name

Born as Lee Jun Fan (李振藩, the family name is Lee), known as Bruce Lee (李小龍).

Bruce Lee’s Day of Birth

Born on November 27, 1940 in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States.

Bruce Lee’s Day of Passing

The iconic hero passed away on July 20, 1973 at the age of 32.

Bruce Lee’s Nicknames

Throughout his entire life, Bruce was known and given with many nicknames including Sai Fon (Little Peacock), Mo Ti Sing (Never Sits Still), Sai Fung (Little Phoenix) and the most popular one Lee Siu Loong (Little Dragon Lee).

Why “Little Dragon”?

Besides performing as an actor at a young age under the stage name Lee Siu Loong. Bruce Lee’s mother gave birth to him in the Year of the Dragon during the Hour of the Dragon. The nickname Little Dragon just fit Bruce’s image perfectly well.

PS: If you wonder what year and hour when you were given birth to, do a quick Google search then you will know. Let me know whether or not you are the next Dragon!

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