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Statue of Bruce Lee (Los Angeles)

Coordinates : 34°03′54″N 118°14′15″W  /  34.065109°N 118.237426°W  / 34.065109; -118.237426
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Bruce Lee statue
The statue in 2015
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34°03′54″N 118°14′15″W  /  34.065109°N 118.237426°W  / 34.065109; -118.237426
Location Chinatown , Los Angeles
Material Bronze
Height 7 feet
Opening date June 15, 2013
Dedicated to Bruce Lee

A statue of Bruce Lee is located in Chinatown, Los Angeles , commemorating the martial artist of the same name .

History [ edit ]

The 7-foot bronze sculpture of Bruce Lee was created by an unknown artist in Guangzhou , China and depicts Lee in a martial arts stance and holding nunchucks . [1] It was transported to Los Angeles , California after a five-year effort by Lee's daughter Shannon , and is the only statue of her late father in the United States . Its unveiling occurred on June 15, 2013 to a crowd of hundreds, including ground-breaking Asian American actor James Hong . It was permanently installed on a commemorative pedestal and unveiled on September 28, 2018 at a ceremony attended by Shannon Lee and California State Senator Kevin de Leon . [1] Its permanent installation will not occur until the erection of spectator seating and a concrete plinth . [2]

Although born in San Francisco ’s Chinatown , Lee opened a martial arts school in Los Angeles' Chinatown and was a fixture there during the filming of the 1960s television series The Green Hornet . [3] The statue is located near the pedestrian intersection of Sun Mun Way and Jung Jing Road in Chinatown's Central Plaza, not far from the life-size 1961 bronze statue of Sun Yat-Sen . [4] Weighing in at about 1,595 pounds (723.47 kg), the Bruce Lee statue has become a cultural mecca for Lee's fans, who are regularly seen taking selfies while poised in martial arts stances. [5]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b "Statue of Bruce Lee permanently installed in Los Angeles Chinatown" . Xinhua North America News. 30 September 2018. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018 . Retrieved 11 September 2020 .
  2. ^ Shyong, Frank (June 16, 2013). "Bruce Lee statue unveiled in L.A.'s Chinatown" . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on September 12, 2022 . Retrieved July 13, 2020 .
  3. ^ "Roadside America - Big Bronze Bruce Lee" . Archived from the original on 2016-12-27 . Retrieved 2016-12-27 .
  4. ^ "Explore Asian American Landmarks & Monuments in Los Angeles" . Discover Los Angeles. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020 . Retrieved 11 September 2020 .
  5. ^ "LA Weekly - Bruce Lee's Huge Bronze Statue Turns Into a Mecca in L.A.'s Chinatown" . Archived from the original on 2018-01-04 . Retrieved 2016-12-27 .
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