Acrobats

Chinese Acrobatics is one of the oldsest performing arts dating between 475 and 211 B.C.  It is an interactive art form that combines music, choreography and costumes.  Popular performances include tranditional conjuring, vocal imitation, taming animals, swallowing knives, spitting fire and horsemanship.  Coined as the "Kingdom of Acrobatics," Chinese acrobatic performances attract large audiences all over the world, especially in Europe and North America, where many Chinese acrobatic troups travel to perform.