Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Beijing Traveling - Acrobatics Macrocosm

Chaoyang Theater functioned as Beijing's premier live performance venue for over 20 years, it is located on the 3rd Ring Road north of the Jingguang Center.

Every night, there is 2 show times for the theater. The times are 17:15 and 19:15, the program is each 1 hour.

I enjoyed the performance very much.

*Regarding Acrobatics
Acrobatics, one of China's oldest art forms, originated during the New Stone Age (6000~2000BC) as part of the game and ceremonies used in sacrificial offerings to ancestors. From then on, people lived in the Yellow River area created art forms similar to modern acrobatics as early as the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (about 770~221BC).
The records on acrobatics could be easily found in books, murals, brick carving and ton carvings of the Han Dyansty(206BC~AD220).
As art for the ages, acrobatics has maintained its allure throughout the time.

Characteristics of Chinese Acrobatics

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