Experiences labelled with 'things to do in beijing'
All those physics lessons in high school might have been wasted in explaining how an acrobat can teeter on a chair, with the bottom edge precariously balanced on the back of another, when you witness a Beijing acrobatic show. And so the chairs continue, forming a staircase that seems in imminent collapse. Meanwhile, the acrobat balanced on top pirouettes on her feet, while another acrobat clambers over the chairs and leaps to the top of the pile. Props such as Chinese plates and bamboo poles might come out at this point. Though the trappings of Chinese acrobatics are different from Western ones, seeing a Beijing acrobatic show when you visit China will inspire the same awe in the human body. Chinese acrobats are part of ...
