History of Chinese Acrobatics

Author: Fu Qifeng / Fu Tenglong
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Publish Date: 2004-09-01
Features: The book elaborates on the relationship between hunting life, agricultural and pastoral labor, and the origins of acrobatics. It traces the historical evolution of acrobatics from wrestling games (jueding xi), variety shows (baixi), court acrobatics, urban acrobatics, to "selling horse while reciting tales" (i.e., falling into the world of wandering) and the rise of modern acrobatic art. The authors have meticulously collected and sorted through acrobatic historical records from vast historical archives, extensively researched and cross-referenced, ensuring that the book's arguments and interpretations are firmly grounded. The book is richly illustrated, with numerous illustrations accompanying the text in addition to the inserted pages. Statistics show that there are over one hundred images of various types throughout the book.