Ancestor of China Hand Skill: Yiliao
It’s said that Yiliao was Song country in the period of Zhao Emperor in Xizhou. He was the first artist we known in acrobatism art. Before 3000 years, he could cast and receive nine bells adroitly, and he was still the outstanding even if he compared with modern artists. So he was worthy of the ancestor of hand skill.
There are many legends for Yiliao in history. It’s said that in period of Spring & Autumn, Chu country trespassed on Song country and two countries began a war.
This war was drastic very much, and the double solders were all at swords’ points and embattled. A bleeding affair would be happen at once. At this emergent moment, Yiliao risked the dying danger, and came to the front of the armies with hair disheveled aimlessly. He played the hand skill actually! He cast and received the nine belled adroitly, and the nine bells in his hands were flied up and down.
All of this make all the soldiers daze and fix their eyes on the play. They stood like puppet fixedly, cheering and handclap infatuatedly, and most of all, they forgot the war! After the brilliant play, the morale of soldiers was disappear and they were all praised Yiliao. A drastic without battle war was end easily.
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