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Beijing...Chaoyang Theater |
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China has may world class acrobatic troupes. The history of acrobatics in China dates back thousands of years ago to the New Stone Age (6000-2000 BC). It is one of China's oldest art forms. Acrobatics, our guide told us, was used as a part of games and ceremonies used in sacrificial offerings to ancestors. Records of acrobatics can be found in books, murals, brick carvings, and stone carvings of the Han Dynasty. Children are selected at a very young age (6-7 years old) to be trained as performers and, we were told, it is a very hard life. The show we watched was absolutely breathtaking. The skill of these performers surpassed all we had hoped, though we were exhausted by the time evening approached. The Chaoyang Theater was spectacular, with brilliant colors and architecture. While waiting to enter the theater, we had the pleasure of being approached by many youngsters eager to practice their English on us. Chinese children study English in school but have little opportunity to practice. We were their guinea pigs and it was so much fun to hear, "Hello, hello...how are you?" Parents were so proud of their children's' language skills, though after those first few words they were just as lost as we were! |
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| China Style | Introduction of China's Acrobatics | C |
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