During the Qing Dynasty, the anti-Qing and pro-Ming patriots in Guangzhou actively made contact with the line of Zheng Chenggong in Taiwan, attempting[Expand All]
During the Qing Dynasty, the anti-Qing and pro-Ming patriots in Guangzhou actively made contact with the line of Zheng Chenggong in Taiwan, attempting to drive out the foreign ethnic groups. General Duan, a righteous man, along with Teacher He and others, were successively suppressed by General Tian Da of Guangzhou in an attempt to rescue the anti-Qing comrades. Liu Yude (played by Lau Ka Fai), a student of Teacher He, was killed by Tang Sanyao, a subordinate of Tian Da, for his active participation in the anti-Qing campaign. Liu Yude escaped alone and endured numerous hardships to reach the Shaolin Temple, hoping to learn Shaolin Kung Fu, rescue the suffering people and avenge his family. At that time, the Shaolin Temple had 35 rooms, among which 34 rooms were respectively for physical training or for martial arts and weapons. Liu Yude, whose Dharma name was SAN De, was exceptionally talented. After five years of hard study, he mastered all 34 rooms. When he had completed his studies, Liu Yude proposed to the abbot to establish the 36th room of the Shaolin Temple, aiming to accept lay disciples and spread Shaolin martial arts. Seven years after leaving his hometown, Liu Yude returned to Guangzhou, took on young men like Hong Xiguan and Lu Acai as his disciples, and engaged in a series of fierce battles with the Qing court's hawks and dogs... This film won the Best Action Effects Award at the 1978 Asian Film Festival.[Collapse]
