41 Cumberland Road is the address of Bruce Lee's former home in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, where he spent his last year with his family.[1] The place was affectionately known as "the Crane's Nest".[2]
It is located in Kowloon City District.[3]
History
editBruce Lee moved into 41 Cumberland Road with his family in June,[4] July[5] or August[6] 1972. He died in Hong Kong on July 20, 1973.
In 1974, mainland Chinese businessman Yu Pang-lin reportedly bought the property from Golden Harvest studio founder Raymond Chow for about HK$1 million.[1] The property was later converted into a love hotel.[1][7]
On January 6, 2009, it was announced that Lee's Hong Kong home at 41 Cumberland Road would be preserved and transformed into a tourist site by Yu Pang-lin.[8][9] Yu died in 2015 and this plan did not materialize.[1]
In 2018, Yu's grandson, Pang Chi-ping, said: "We will convert the mansion into a centre for Chinese studies next year, which provides courses like Mandarin and Chinese music for children."[2]
In July 2019, it was announced that the demolition of the building was imminent. Structural problems making the maintenance of the building "unfeasible" were cited, while a mosaic left by Bruce Lee and four window frames were said to be preserved. [10] The house was finally demolished in September that year.[11] A new structure was built in 2021 and today it is a clubhouse.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Servando, Kristine (8 September 2015). "Inside Bruce Lee's Hong Kong home: from Crane's Nest to love hotel and why it never became a museum". South China Morning Post.
- ^ a b Cheung, Gary (18 November 2018). "Bruce Lee's Hong Kong mansion to become Chinese studies centre". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "Kowloon City District Map" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ^ "Timeline at bruceleewashere.com". Archived from the original on 2019-09-08. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
- ^ Fourseas Hotel entry at gwulo.com
- ^ The House That Bruce Lee Built
- ^ Thomas, Bruce (2005). Bruce Lee: Fighting Words. Frog Books. p. 39. ISBN 9781583941256.
- ^ "Bruce Lee's home to become a museum". The Hollywood Reporter. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
- ^ "Bruce Lee 35th anniversary". The Hindu. India. July 19, 2008. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved June 3, 2011.
- ^ Gary, Cheung (13 July 2019). "Bruce Lee's former Hong Kong mansion to be torn down to make way for Chinese studies centre". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Gary, Cheung (8 October 2019). "Bruce Lee's former mansion in Hong Kong torn down to make way for Chinese studies centre". South China Morning Post.
- ^ Lo, Andrea (3 September 2021). "Bruce Lee's Former Hong Kong Address Becomes A Private Club-Inspired Playground". Tatler.
Further reading
edit- Gonzalez Jr., Miguel (21 July 2008). "Remembering Bruce Lee in Hong Kong". The Wall Street Journal.
- Agence France-Presse in Hong Kong (24 October 2012). "Bruce Lee's former house in Kowloon Tong to go on sale". South China Morning Post.
- Chow, Vivienne (8 September 2015). "Fate of Bruce Lee's HK$100m Hong Kong mansion hangs in balance after tycoon owner Yu Panglin's death". South China Morning Post.
- HKURBEX (8 May 2016). "HKFP Lens: Explorers enter 'The Crane's Nest', the abandoned home of Bruce Lee". Hong Kong Free Press.
- Chow, Vivienne (22 May 2017). "Tourists keep looking for Bruce Lee in the one place that can't seem to remember him". Quartz.
External links
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- "The Bruce Lee Guide to (the rest of) Kowloon". Hong Kong (& Macau) Stuff. 18 January 2018.[permanent dead link]