chinese project acrobatics details

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istory

he acrobatic art has been existent in China for more

an two thousand years. In the long course of

evelopment, the Chinese acrobatic art has formed its

wn style. The ancient acrobatics stemmed from the

eople's life and had a close link with their life and

oductive labor. Instruments of labor like tridents,

icker rings and articles of daily use such as tables,

hairs, jars, plates and bowls were used in their

erformances.

uring the Han Dynasty (221 BC-220 AD), therobatic art or "Hundred Plays" further developed

oth in contents and varieties. Performances were

aired with music accompaniment on the acrobatic

age about two thousand years ago.

the Tang Dynasty, the number of acrobats greatly

creased and their performing skills much improved.

rogress in Chinese acrobatics was very great during

e Tang Dynasty, between the 7th and 10th centuries,

hen performances were often held at the imperial

ourt, a tang mural in the Dunhuang Grottoes, An

uting by the lady of Song, shows acrobatics, dancing,

nging, and horsemanship.

raining

hildren learned skills from their fathers and

andfathers before they were of school age. The

adition of Chinese acrobatics is therefore one that

as been passed down from generation to generation

become the feats of strength, balance and grace that

omprise this unique tradition of China. Like traveling

uropean Gypsies, the great acrobatic families of

hina would entertain the city rulers and the village

eople at ceremonial carnivals and public theaters.

oday there remain only a few of the famous old

robatic families. They have now organized China's

aditional entertainments into professional acrobaticoupes with formal academies for training promising

oung entertainers. China has an annual competition

r the acrobatic academies.

hina Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival

hina Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival is

eld in Shijiazhuang in November every other year,

onsored by the Ministry of National Culture and the

overnment of Hebei Province. The festival was

amed after Wuqiao County, which, with a long

robatic history, is the famous hometown of

robatics in China. China Wuqiao Internationalcrobatics Festival is the largest one at the highest

vel in China. It has successfully been held eight

mes.


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st of Tricks

Barrel contortionistAn acrobat maneuvers in and out of a narrow barrel in various contortions, including handstands andtouches.

Bench balanceAcrobats balance bowls of rice on their heads while they move in handstands on stacked benches.

Bowl pilingA unicyclist balances on a table and, without falling off the cycle or table, kicks up bowls, kettles, and spoons pile on her head.

CyclingChinese acrobats use both unicycles and bicycles to perform stunts on. One of the most impressive feats is the uof cycles to create human pyramids. Acrobats sometimes also incorporate roller skates into their act.

Diabolo skillThe word diabolo is not from Spanish diablo (devil) but from the Greek dia bolo for throw across. The skioriginated from tricks with the Chinese yo-yo, which a user throws back and forth on string between two sticks. It is a traditioChinese sport; jugglers compete with tricks on the diabolo, using sticks to spin and toss the yo-yo in the air.

Double-bottle balance actFor this act, the acrobat uses his head to balance a layered stack of glasses and trays. Toheighten the difficultly of the skill, the glasses are filled with water and the acrobat plays an instrument and dances, all withospilling a drop.

Double-fixed polesThis is one of the most ancient acrobatic skills and is depicted in drawings from over 1,000 years agoPerformers shimmy up freestanding poles and jump from pole to pole.

Hoop divingAnother of the most ancient Chinese acrobatic traditions, hoop diving was originally called Swallow Playbecause jumpers attempted to imitate the graceful movements of the bird as they dove through rings.

Lion danceThe lion dance is combination of dance and martial arts. The lion is a symbol of strength and happiness, and dance is performed to ward away evil spirits and to bring good luck.

Meteor jugglingA performer swings a rope with glass bowls on either end. The acrobat somersaults and twirls the rope, awithout spilling the water in the bowls.

Pagoda bowl balanceIn this hand-to-hand balance, a male acrobat stands on the floor while a female balances a bowl orice on her head and handstands on his head.

Rope walkingOne of the oldest recorded acrobatic skills, rope walking dates back to the Han Dynasty of over 2,000 yearago. Any acrobatic feat performed on a tightrope falls into this category.

Suspended StripsThis acrobatic skill began as a folk sport. It is similar to trapeze work, but instead of a bar fixed onto

strings, acrobats use two cloth strips to show off upper body strength.WushuWushu literally means martial art. The title usually refers to Chinese traditional group gymnastics, made a nationsport in China in 1949. As a sport, wushu parallels gymnasticsthere are choreographed routines that include somersaultsand jumps. The term wushu was first applied to hand-to-hand combat and other military self- defense training over 3,000 yeago.


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