WuqiaoRen.comWuqiao http://en.wuqiaoren.com Wuqiao County, Wuqiao Circus, Wuqiao Acrobatics, Wuqiao Circus Festival Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:02:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 DPRK, Russian top circus prize as festival ends in Wuqiao International Circus Festival http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2012/01/18/dprk-russian-top-circus-prize-as-festival-ends-in-wuqiao-international-circus-festival/ http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2012/01/18/dprk-russian-top-circus-prize-as-festival-ends-in-wuqiao-international-circus-festival/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:59:32 +0000 Wuqiaoren http://en.wuqiaoren.com/?p=395 A multi-exposure photo taken on Oct. 30, 2011 shows Canadian actors performing acrobatics during the closing ceremony of the 13th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Art Festival of China in Shijiazhuang Actors from China National Acrobatic Troupe perform during the closing ceremony of the 13th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Art Festival of China in Shijiazhuang Actors from China National Acrobatic Troupe perform during the closing ceremony of the 13th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Art Festival of China Actresses from north China's Hebei provincial acrobatic troupe perform during the closing ceremony of the 13th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Art Festival of China in Shijiazhuang Actresses from north China's Hebei wuqiao provincial acrobatic troupe perform during the closing ceremony of the 13th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Art Festival of China in Shijiazhuang Russian actors perform acrobatics during the closing ceremony of the 13th Wuqiao International Acrobatics Art Festival of China in Shijiazhuang

Performers from the Democratic People’ s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Russia and China won the top prize on circus as an international circus festival concluded Sunday in north China’s Hebei Province.

The nine-day 13th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival (CWICF), was held in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang.

Flying Trapeze from the DPRK, Springboard from Russia, and Acrobatics on Monocycles from China were given the top prize “Golden Lion Award,” with 15 others winning the “Silver Lion Award” and “Bronze Lion Award”, said Bian Faji, president of the China Acrobatics Association and also chairman of the judging committee.

More than 30 performances from 17 countries and regions were staged during the festival, originated in 1987 and held every other year, according to Bian.

The CWICF, named after the birthplace of Chinese acrobatics — Wuqiao County of Hebei, is considered one of the three most famed acrobatic competitions in the world along with the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco and the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain (the World Festival of the Circus of Tomorrow) in France.

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A liger, the hybrid offspring of a male lion and a tigress, guards a vegetable field while its owners pick sweet potatoes at Wuqiao Acrobatic World in Cangzhou, North China’s Hebei province, Oct 27, 2010. Visitors can often be found picking from the field, which was opened by acrobats and employees of the scenic spot. They keep a four-month-old non-aggressive liger to help keep visitors away.

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]]> http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2011/06/10/liger-keeps-watch-on-vegetable-field-at-wuqiao/feed/ 0 Foreign students learn acrobatics in China Wuqiao http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2011/06/10/foreign-students-learn-acrobatics-in-china-wuqiao/ http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2011/06/10/foreign-students-learn-acrobatics-in-china-wuqiao/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:48:32 +0000 Wuqiaoren http://en.wuqiaoren.com/?p=369 Belal from Egypt practises basic motions of acrobatics at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Eint Chaw Chaw Thu (L) from Myanmar practises basic motions of acrobatics at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Fifteen-year-old Eint Chaw Chaw Thu (L) from Myanmar wathches twelve-year-old Nay Chi Su Su Lat practising somersaults at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Marvine from Mauritius rests at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Mohamed (R) from Egypt communicates with his Chinese instructor at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Ronke from Nigeria practises basic skill of acrobatics at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 24, 2010. Students from Egypt practise sense of balance of acrobatics at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Students from Nigeria rehearse for the Christmas Eve Party at Wuqiao acrobatic art school in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County
Under the Chinese government-sponsored exchange programs, twenty-four students from five African and Asian countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, Liberia, Mauritius and Myanmar, began in November their one-year training of acrobatics in Wuqiao Acrobatics Arts School, a vocational school well-known for its acrobatics performance in Wuqiao of north China’s Hebei Province.
Daily training began in a training hall as large as about two tennis courts in the morning of cold winter. Various basic skills of acrobatics, such as hand-stand, splits, straddle and somersault, were new to these starters, not easy at all. Repeating days after days and guided by their Chinese instructors with simple English words and various gestures, these students learnt Chinese acrobatics and sharpened their skills little by little.
Boring seems the acrobatic training, not their daily life on campus. Playing card games, listening to folk music and learning Chinese songs, surfing online to watch home movies or chat with families, and enjoying Chinese food or even ice creams at winter time, enriched their limited but relaxing spare time.
On the Christmas Eve, the school board held a party for these students with a small Christmas tree and some cakes in the dining hall. African students sang and danced while Myanmar students stayed quieter.
Known as the hometown of acrobatics, Wuqiao has received nine groups of foreign visiting students interested in this ancient Chinese culture since 2002. Among the total of 168 graduates so far, some turned to pillar actors or coaches in circus and some even started their own acrobatics school in their hometown, becoming cultural ambassadors on acrobatics promotion.

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]]> http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2011/06/10/foreign-students-learn-acrobatics-in-china-wuqiao/feed/ 0 Folk arts history in Hebei Province http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2010/09/02/folk-arts-history-in-hebei-province/ http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2010/09/02/folk-arts-history-in-hebei-province/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:26:34 +0000 Wuqiaoren http://en.wuqiaoren.com/?p=366 Hebei Province, one of the birthplaces of the Chinese nation, lies on the middle and lower basin of Yellow River. It’s also the only one province that has the plain, prairie, plateau, mountains, lakes and seashores at the same time. Due to its long history, brilliant culture and favorable natural condition, it has formed a colorful and various folk arts.

Folk arts of Hebei Province, such as local operas, folk vocal art forms, folk songs and dance, country traditional music, folk fine arts, characteristic crafts, Cangzhou Martial arts and Wuqiao Acrobatics, enjoy a great fame at home and abroad. All of these arts show the Chinese cultural tradition from different aspects.

They all originate from the folk lives. Some are carried from the history; Some are transplanted from outside; And some bring forth new ideas in a new form. At last, these folk arts which are well received by the people have formed a marked local feature. They not only make a strong impact in the history, but also have a continuous artistic vitality till now.

In the historical development of folk arts of Hebei Province, they not only are effective for the people to mould their sentiment, entertain their bodies and minds, express their feelings and communicate their thoughts, but also make a historic contribution to social development of Hebei.

After 1949, folk arts of Hebei Province were systematized comprehensively and entered the period of all-round rejuvenation. And these arts which are added the feature of new times have been vigorous since 1978.

At present, with the development of society, science and culture, folk arts of Hebei Province and its special artistic charm are to condense the people, build a healthy spiritual surroundings, promote the communication between Chinese and foreign culture and give service to the economic development. All in all, they play a social role in developing the politic, economy and culture in the great aim of building socialism with Chinese characteristics.

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A dog suckles the quintuplets of liger cubs, inside the zoo of Wuqiao Acrobatics Panorama Scenic Zone, in Cangzhou, north China’s Hebei Province, June 16, 2010. A female lion Didi gave parturition after 3-months gestation to 3 male and 2 female ligers, with the heaviest at 1,400grams, the lightest at 1,100 grams and the longest at 40 centimeters, all in healthy conditions, in the wee hours on June 15. (Xinhua)

A zookeeper holds one of the quintuplets of liger cubs on palm, inside the zoo of Wuqiao Acrobatics Panorama Scenic Zone, in Cangzhou, north China’s Hebei Province, June 16, 2010. A female lion Didi gave parturition after 3-months gestation to 3 male and 2 female ligers, with the heaviest at 1,400grams, the lightest at 1,100 grams and the longest at 40 centimeters, all in healthy conditions, in the wee hours on June 15. (Xinhua)

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