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]
Bruce 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]
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