Wushu Martial Arts and Physical Training Acrobatics is an art form that displays the beauty of the human form while...
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In Foot Juggling, the performer lies on a small table or frame and uses both feet to juggle and toss...
Plate Spinning and Recreational Folkways When people are happy，they often express their feelings by dancing，frolicking，or otherwise playing with whatever is...
Silk Strips and Chinese Regional Opera The 1990's saw the emergence of a number of innovative acrobatic acts based on...
Double Trapeze and the Legend of the Sun According to an ancient and magical legend, ten Sunbirds used to wheel...
Rolling with Cups and the Chinese Tradition of the Circle Rolling with Cups is a highly popular traditional Chinese acrobatic...
One-Handed Handstand and the Ancient Ceremonial Ding The Ding-an ancient Chinese ceremonial vessel One of the most important ceremonial objects...
Over the last several decades, Chinese acrobats have ceaselessly refined the props and presentation of hoop diving. In an act...
Hoop Diving and Military Athletics The Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) saw the emergence of a contest in which performers...
Pagoda of Bowls and the Tradition of Hospitality Pagoda of Bowls byXia Juhua(c.1950's) The use of common household objects such...
Whirling Meteors and Tools of the Hunt A shooting star flashes across the night sky and is gone, leaving a...
Detail of acrobats in Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220 AD) carving What is acrobatics? In a nutshell, acrobatics is a unique...
Chinese musical instruments serve as an important bridge for cultural exchange. In ancient times, Chinese instruments were directly introduced to...
The yangqin (hammered dulcimer), one of the few Chinese hammered string instruments, was first improved in 1953. At that time,...
With China's economic reforms and the general rise in the standard of living, China's music industry has experienced vigorous growth,...
China's musical instruments, with a history reaching back to the remote past, are a priceless resource created not just by...
There are three strings, the outer two tuned an octave apart and the middle one tuned to a fourth or...
Lihuapian (pear-flower finger cymbals) Shandong Dagu is a type of Quyi (vocal arts) popular in Shandong and southern Hebei Province....
Danxian is another type of Quyi (vocal arts) popular in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei Province, and northeastern China. Danxian is performed...
Under the setting sun, a crowd of people is gathered by an ancient willow tree outside the village gates. A...