Posts Tagged ‘China Circus’
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 [...]
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 [...]
Based on the recordation, Lv dong bin also called chun yang zi. He was born on period of Tang. He was awarded as the king of chun yang by hu bi lie who was the king of yuan. since yuan ming , he was considered one of the eight xian ren . As the story [...]
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.
