Wuqiao County, Wuqiao Circus, Wuqiao Acrobatics, Wuqiao Circus Festival
Acrobatic art has a wide mass foundation in Wuqiao, and almost each village has acrobats. Wuqiao county is regarded as the hometown of acrobatics in China, and the acrobatics cradle of the world.
Its fame is drawing an increasing number of tourists every year. For it is in Wuqiao that visitors can witness the superb display of both modern and traditional acrobatic skill. Read more…
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Traditionally, acrobatic skills were kept within families and passed from parents to children. This is still true especially among family circus groups nowadays.
However, most acrobats are now taught by larger scale education systems, as circuses are now made up of many more professionals than they used to be.
Many schools specializing in acrobatics art are providing a constant resource of acrobatic artists. Some of these schools are independently operated, and some are supported and affiliated to circuses.
In China, the most famous acrobatic school is wuqiao international acrobatic school which was founded in 1985. Wuqiao international acrobatic school is located in Wuqiao county near the famous wuqiao acrobatic world.
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In China, acrobatics (“Hundred Plays”) have been a part of the culture since the Western Han Dynasty, over 2500 years ago. Acrobatics were part of village harvest festivals.
During the Tang Dynasty, acrobatics saw much the same sort of development as European acrobatics saw during the Middle Ages with court displays during the 7th through 10th century dominating the practice. Read more…
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Acrobatics is one of the performing arts, and is also practiced as a sport. Acrobatics involves difficult feats of balance, agility and coordination. Nearly any performance or sport which involves full-body activity—especially in short, highly controlled bursts of activity—can be considered acrobatics. Typical examples are, first and foremost, all the subdivisions of gymnastics and trapeze work, but specialized activities like ballet and diving could also be included. In a narrow sense, the term “acrobatics” refers to “acrobatic gymnastics,” a specialized subdivision of gymnastics. Read more…
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Located at the southeast tip of Hebei Province, Wuqiao County covers an area of 583 square kilometers with a population of 280,000 and 444 natural villages under its jurisdiction. Over a period of more than 1500 years, wuqiao is a old county with a vivid and rich history and culture. Wuqiao is situated in the center of the HuaBei Plains and has a pleasant climate most of the year round and it is possible to pleasurably visit here at almost any time of the year.
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