WuqiaoRen.comacrobatic 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 Ancestor of China Hand Skill: Yiliao http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/09/05/ancestor-of-hand-skill-yiliao/ http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/09/05/ancestor-of-hand-skill-yiliao/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:36:21 +0000 Wuqiaoren http://en.wuqiaoren.com/?p=144 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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]]> http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/09/05/ancestor-of-hand-skill-yiliao/feed/ 0 Ancestor of China Magic: Zhang guo lao http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/09/05/ancestor-of-china-magic-zhang-guo-lao/ http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/09/05/ancestor-of-china-magic-zhang-guo-lao/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 13:33:44 +0000 Wuqiaoren http://en.wuqiaoren.com/?p=142 According to legend, zhang guo lao was a Taoist in Tang times, he was skilled in magic and good at hiding body, carrying skill. He was claimed as “tong xuan sir”. All magic actor consecrated as ancestor of magic.

When li long ji become the emperor of Tang chao, in order to ask zhang guo lao for secret recipe that how to live forever. He had ever failed to ask hang guo lao for being out. Folk say said , if you really want it and try constantly , you will succeed at last. One day, the emperor li long ji went to zhong hill together with numbers of ministers. For the sake of living forever, he put down his status, climbed the hill himself to see zhang guo lao.

Zhang guo lao deeply knew that the emperor did do lots of good thing, and the nation was flourish for sure, so he consent him to going to the palace. Henceforward, the emperor asked zhang guo lao to perform varied of magic. The emperor had been heard that the donkey of zhang guo lao was a supernatural donkey, so he wanted to see it.
Zhang guo lao took a paper folding from his sleeve, open up the paper folding, and then folded the paper a donkey shape, and blow to it, then the paper dropped onto the ground, and become a real white donkey.

 On the emperor’s view, the donkey was as big as a goat. He didn’t understand and ask “How the special use does the donkey do, could you try it?” In order to make him understand and enter the Taoism, he had mine to teach him and said “my donkey looked puniness, but it could run one thousand km at day, eight hundred km at night. Clamed the hill as run on the road. If you didn’t believe, I can try, please wait a moment”. After that, zhang guo lao ride on donkey, and soon disappeared in sight.

But after a smoking time, the “da da” sound could be heard, then zhang guo lao with fresh lichee in hand, laughing and rolling down the donkey, said “Your Majesty，this is the lichee that I have just collect from ling nan, please look at it.” At sight of the lichee, which had some dew on it, the emperor was supervised to say “you are a god man”.

The emperor was very happy, he awarded zhang guo lao as “guang lu da fu”, gave him name called “tong xuan xian sheng”, and marry his daughter with zhang guo lao.

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]]> http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/09/05/ancestor-of-china-magic-zhang-guo-lao/feed/ 0 About China Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupes http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/06/12/about-china-wuqiao-acrobatic-troupes/ http://en.wuqiaoren.com/2009/06/12/about-china-wuqiao-acrobatic-troupes/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:46:02 +0000 Wuqiaoren http://en.wuqiaoren.com/?p=133 wuqiao acrobatic wuqiao acrobatic1 wuqiao acrobatic2

Located in the famouse county Wuqiao, China Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupes was founded in 1950 which are the only professional literature and art organization in Wuqiao.

Well equipped, it have gathered over 60 acrobatic artists who are the most famous in Wuqiao. The programs performed are ingeniously conceived, highly skilled and are characterized by a distinctive traditional Chinese style with the breathtaking, unique, humorous and funny performance.

The acrobatic techniques of Wuqiao Acrobatic Troupes have been greatly improved after the major performances and competitions both at China and abroad. By hard work, They have produced over 50 excellent items, such as “Lion Dance “, ” Tricks on a Plank”, “Foot Tricks “, “Head Tricks” “Trapeze Act”, “Rolling Hoops inJujitsu”, “Dragon Dance” and “Aerial Tricks”.

Three times they have performed in China Wuqiao international Acrobatic festival. The item “Tricks on a Plank” won the Gold Lion Prize and the item “Foot Tricks” won the Silver Lion Prize and the Cygnet Special Prize in the first CWLAF. The item “Head Tricks” won the Silver Lion Prize in the second CWLAF. “Trapeze Act” and Chairs on the Head” were both awarded theSilver Lion Prize in the third CWLAF. Besides, the item “Duel Pole Stunts” won the Silver Prizein China Xinmiao CupAcrobatic Competition.

    The troupe has been invited and performed in more than ten countries, such as the United states,  England, France, Germany, Australia, Holland, Belgium. Sweden and Norway,where the were warmly welcomed and highly praised. This has promoted  not only the mutual understanding and friendship between the Chinese  people and the people of other countries but also the exchange and development of the acrobatic techniques buth at  home and abroad.

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