12-29-2010 08:55 BJT
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Here's another form of traditional entertainment that goes back even farther... China is one of the birth places of acrobatic shows, which centuries ago also contained performances of magic. Though with a history of over two thousand years, both art forms are facing new challenges in today's China. The 8th China's National Acrobatic and Magic Competition is an effort to promote the traditional art genres from the Ministry of Culture.
No more than three magicians can do this in China now. It's one of the country's oldest magic tricks: on and on, a magician can always pull out something hard to hide.
It was how a magician in ancient China made a living, so it's no wonder that the secret of the magic was kept confidential, and passed only to his son. The influence of this tradition has impact even today.
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| It's one of the country's oldest magic tricks: on and on, a magician can always pull out something hard to hide. |
Li Yannian, Expert of Acrobatics, Magic & Puppet, said, ""You can tell from tonight's performance that a lot of the tricks are ones performed using only the hands, which relies on practice. That's just how magicians worked in ancient China, whether alone or working with a family. In China now there are about 500 professional magicians who make a living on magic, but most of them work on their own, lacking money and high-tech effects."
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