The performance
Lotus Dance — Bowl Balancing from the Sichuan Suining Acrobatic Troupe at the 20th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival at the Oriental Acrobatics Center, in Wuqiao, Cangzhou, North China's Hebei province, on Sept 29. WU XIAOHUI/CHINA DAILY
It was a clear软件下载网站推荐免费的有哪些 evening in late September, and music echoed through the streets in Wuqiao as acrobats from home and abroad merged into a moving spectacle. Classic Chinese acrobatic acts, including bowl balancing and dragon dance, were put on stage. From within the vibrant parade leapt a familiar figure: a Chinese acrobat dressed as Sun Wukong, the Monkey King from Journey to the West, who joined Tanzanian performers in dancing and cheering to the rhythm of African drums.
The parade mar软件下载网站推荐免费的有哪些ked the opening of the 20th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival, or CWICF. Established in 1987 and held every two years, the CWICF has grown into one of the world's best-known acrobatic events, standing alongside the Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco and the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris.