Culture&Life | Exploring the "cradle of Chinese acrobatics" in China's Wuqiao-Xinhua
Culture&Life | Exploring the "cradle of Chinese acrobatics" in China's Wuqiao
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-12-18 18:50:17
An acrobat performs at a culture and entertainment facility in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
SHIJIAZHUANG, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- The origin of Wuqiao acrobatics can be traced back to the Han Dynasty (202 B.C.-220 A.D.). It was inscribed as one of the first batch of intangible cultural heritages at the state level in 2006. Dubbed the "cradle of Chinese acrobatics," Wuqiao has in recent years scaled up its efforts to sustain and popularize this time-honored treasure.
An acrobat performs a contortion stunt at a culture and entertainment facility in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An acrobat performs with a special trumpet at a culture and entertainment facility in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An acrobat performs a stunt of Hard Qigong, a traditional Chinese martial art, at a culture and entertainment facility in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)A student practices Diabolo at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)Students practice magic under an instructor's supervision at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)Students practice at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)A student practices juggling with hats at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)Students practice under an instructor's supervision at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)An acrobat climbs a ladder of blades at a culture and entertainment facility in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)A student practices at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)Students practice at the Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, Dec. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)■
