The history of Wuqiao circus dates back more than 2,000 years when people in theChinese circus has a very long history and is an excellent and precious cultural legacy of the Chinese nation.
region were very poor due to the arid land and had to rely on performing special
skills to make a living. They became some of the earliest circus performers and
the tradition has been passed on from generation to generation.
There are a lot of circus villages in China, for example, Liaocheng of Shandong province, Yancheng of Jiangsu province, Wuqing of Tianjin city, etc. (http://www.wuqiao.org/English/main.asp), but as to the history, the influence among people, and the influence both in domestic and abroad, Wuqiao is the most famous one.
Because of the wide and deep influence of Wuqiao circus both in China and abroad, Hebei province decided to hold China Wuqiao International Circus Festival in 1987.
The 12th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival is to be held in Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province from 31st October to 8th November, 2009. The Organizing Committee warmly invites circus and magic artists from all over the world to take part in the Festival.
Implications: Such annual festivals attract more tourists to China.
More on History of Chinese Circus:
http://www.britishchineseonline.com/pages/culture/circus.html
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