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Foreign students learn acrobatics in China Wuqiao


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. Read more…

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Workers falling through skills gap in China

The mismatch between workers’ abilities and the skills that many jobs now require is partly the result of China’s natural development, said Pan Chenguang, a human resources expert at CASS and the author of the 2009 Report on the Development of Chinese Talent.

“China’s economy is not the same agricultural economy it used to be,” he said. “As the economy has shifted towards production there is less demand for ordinary, unskilled labor. As a result, there is an excess of unskilled workers and an enormous lack of skilled workers.” Read more…

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Chinese Kung Fu: History Style and Development

Kung Fu, a mysterious skill and art in China. As man became more skillful in hunting and warfare, he also gradually developed dance for entertainment and relaxation. Early records suggest that dance was often the imitation of various animal movements, hence the Monkey Dance, the Bear Dance, the Bird Dance, and so on.

The Book of History refers to them as ‘the dances of hundred animals’. In addition, rudimentary sports appeared, such as Dance with Shield and Battle-Axe and Butting with Horns, both military exercises. The Dance with Shield and Axe, which was a martial dance depicting battle and training troops, demonstrate the early relationship between dance and fighting skill. Butting with Horns was competitive wrestling practiced by the soldiers. This sport was said to have been a training method before battle by the armies of the legendary Chiyou tribe of eastern China. The soldiers wore horns on their heads as a symbol of courage, and then butted each other during the contest. Read more…

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The Ancestor of China Acrobatics: Lv Dong bin

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 goes, lv dong bin once had gone into capital to have examination twice when he was in twenties. Read more…

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The Derivation of Chinese Acrobatics Legend

Chinese, used to call oneself as “ the offspring of Yan Huang”. The “Yan” “Huang” point out to the Yan Emperor and Huang Emperor from the ancient time. In the legend , the Yan Emperor had four face and eight eyes, which could see far and near at the same time.
He is the king that lived for one hundred and seventeen years , and dominated the country for one hundred years, who dominated the country for the longest time. On his stage, he derived the evil away, loved his people, and the person helped each other , the country is in a favourabsle weather. People lived and worked in peace and contentment.
In legend, Chiyou who was the header of southern clan Jiu Li was a ambitious man, who had eighty one hard head, strong body that like tiger. There were many hairy on his ears, which hard like sword., and horn on his head .

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