In Popular Culture
- The 1973 Hong Kong action film The Pirate (Da hai dao) has Cheung Po Tsai as its lead character.
- The 1983 Hong Kong action film Project A depicts a character based on Cheung Po Tsai. The lead villain, San Po (played by Dick Wei) is a pirate with similar characteristics. Project A's time period is a composite of several in Hong Kong's history.
- The movie Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End depicts a pirate named Sao Feng as a member of the Brethren Court. This character is based on Cheung Po Tsai, although the film is set many years before he lived.
- The Amazing Race 17 visited the cave during Leg 10 Episode 10 in Hong Kong.
- In the anime One Piece, one of the characters, Scratchman Apoo, is influenced by Cheung Po Tsai.
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