Wuqiao Acrobatics
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Through 2,000 years of accumulated training, they have formed diversified and exquisite techniques. There are seven Wuqiao acrobatic performance categories, with 486 repertoires which combine acrobatics, dance and martial arts.
The China Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival has become an acrobatics gala for both domestic and international troupes, pits troupes against each other in performing Diabolo, Flying Hats and Pagoda of Bowls, all a superb display of both modern and traditional acrobatic skills that is sure to entertain all visitors.
Through 2,000 years of accumulated training, they have formed diversified and exquisite techniques. There are seven Wuqiao acrobatic performance categories, with 486 repertoires which combine acrobatics, dance and martial arts.
The China Wuqiao International Acrobatics Festival has become an acrobatics gala for both domestic and international troupes, pits troupes against each other in performing Diabolo, Flying Hats and Pagoda of Bowls, all a superb display of both modern and traditional acrobatic skills that is sure to entertain all visitors.
Africans take on China’s entertainment market
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Since 2002, the China Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School has been training foreign students. Over 90% of them are Africans, and most of them on Chinese government scholarships. Then there is the Shaolin temple in central China, the inspiration for umpteen martial arts films, where African students learn wushu and other Chinese martial arts from monks, also under scholarships. Luc Bendza is arguably the most famous African martial arts star in China.
Since 2002, the China Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School has been training foreign students. Over 90% of them are Africans, and most of them on Chinese government scholarships. Then there is the Shaolin temple in central China, the inspiration for umpteen martial arts films, where African students learn wushu and other Chinese martial arts from monks, also under scholarships. Luc Bendza is arguably the most famous African martial arts star in China.
26 African students graduate from Wuqiao Int'l Acrobatic Art School
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African students perform acrobatics on the commencement of their course in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, May 13, 2015. Twenty-six students from English-speaking African countires took the one-year acrobatic course in Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art School and acquired skills of about 20 acrobatic shows. Wuqiao county, also known as "the home of acrobatics" in china, has a history of acrobatics for more than 2000 years.
African students perform acrobatics on the commencement of their course in Cangzhou, north China's Hebei Province, May 13, 2015. Twenty-six students from English-speaking African countires took the one-year acrobatic course in Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art School and acquired skills of about 20 acrobatic shows. Wuqiao county, also known as "the home of acrobatics" in china, has a history of acrobatics for more than 2000 years.