The time when acrobatics was introduced to China, the history of Chinese acrobatics

The history of Chinese acrobatics is introduced as follows:

It originated from ancient Chinese religious ceremonies and folk customs, and after a long period of development and evolution, it has gradually become a unique form of table and performance.

The history of Chinese acrobatics can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, when acrobatic performances were mainly performed for the court and aristocracy. With the passage of time, acrobatic performances gradually became popular and developed rapidly during the Tang and Song dynasties. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, acrobatic performances became the main form of folk entertainment, and various skills and performance forms continued to emerge, such as sorghum opera, flip board, grass opera, etc.

At the beginning of the 20th century, Chinese acrobatic performances began to move towards the international stage and became one of the important representatives of Chinese culture. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Chinese acrobatics experienced a new stage of development and was more widely promoted and inherited. Nowadays, the acrobatics of China and Lahua has become one of the most influential and well-known performing arts in the world, and its performance forms are diverse and skilled, and it is deeply loved and praised by audiences at home and abroad.

In short, Chinese acrobatics has a long history and rich cultural connotations, which is an important part of traditional Chinese culture and one of the unique charms of Chinese culture.

Traditional Chinese acrobatic show.

First, the top bowl. The top bowl is a traditional Chinese acrobatic show. The actor holds a stack of porcelain bowls on his head, and performs tricks such as splitting, golden rooster independence, don't ingots, and handstands. After the 50s of the 20th century, it developed the form of opponent top bowl, soft waist top bowl, high ladder top bowl, and four-person shape top bowl.

In recent years, the difficult movements created include: crutches handstand foot clamp bowl, kick bowl one-arm handstand cable-pull fork, sea exploration foot bowl to one-arm handstand back bowl, foot bowl oolong skein, one-legged bowl stand head to shoot geese, dry land onion plucking one-handed top, double-pointed head and foot bowl rolling top, three-pointed double neck top hanging, etc.

As early as the Han Dynasty 2,000 years ago, there was a bowl performance in China. On the stone bricks unearthed from the Han Tomb in Nanyang, Henan, there is a vivid image of "the top bowl is turned upside down with one hand".

In terms of performance form, the top bowl is divided into two types: single performance and multi-person (double or triple) performance. The three-person top bowl performed by the Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe is quite innovative. They used the technique of connecting three people with an "A" shaped ladder to show a variety of opponents' bowl-topping movements on the top of the ladder.

Especially when completing the difficult technique of stacking the top bowls of three people over the ladder, the top actor is more than six meters above the ground, she has a stack of porcelain bowls on her head, and her hands hold the shoulders of the middle actor upside down, and the middle actor also holds the porcelain bowl on his head, and holds the top of the base actor's head upside down with both hands. The base actor not only has to bear the weight of the two actors above his head, but also has to coordinate the center of gravity of the three people, climbing up and down the ladder, which is very thrilling.

2. Jiu-Jitsu. Jiu-Jitsu is a long-standing artistic wonder of the Chinese nation, which was formally formed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, matured in the Sui Dynasty, entered the court in the Tang Dynasty, and was once prosperous in the Han Dynasty. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the prime minister was officially named acrobatic jiu-jitsu, she is the same as Chinese theater art, there are many sects, varieties, and profound national culture.

It has existed since ancient times and originated in the Qin State.

Chinese acrobatics is one of the traditional performing arts with a long history.

Chinese acrobatics began around the Neolithic period. After Qin unified China, it absorbed the advantages of various countries and formed an entertaining acrobatic show. In the Han Dynasty, the content of the Jiao Fight Opera was more substantial, the variety was richer, and the skills were more superb.

By the time of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a new variety of acrobatic arts was formed as the center and bringing together various performing arts-"Hundred Opera" system.

During the period of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the artistic exchanges of various ethnic groups were frequent, so that the acrobatics of this period showed the characteristics of eclecticism and colorfulness, not only the folk foundation was rich, but also the court performances of various dynasties were also colorful.

During the Tang Dynasty, some programs were astonishingly developed, and unprecedented virtuosity appeared. Among them, the art of "carrying rods" is extremely high, equestrian programs have also developed greatly, and animal taming has also reached a fairly high level.

Since the Song Dynasty, the art of acrobatics has begun to move from the court to the people, creating a variety of new programs. In addition, the Song Dynasty also had professional acrobatic classes and "professional classes" to train newcomers.

After the Song Dynasty, the social status of acrobatics declined. After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, acrobatics was reduced to the art of walking the rivers and lakes and playing tricks. In the Qing Dynasty, artists mostly performed on the basis of family relatives, or relied on rushing to perform on the road to make a living.

In recent years, acrobatics has been relegated to the "lower ninth rate" that is not elegant.

After liberation, the art of acrobatics was given a new lease of life. Acrobatic art has developed from simple trick performances to comprehensive art performances with bands, dances, lights, etc. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, contemporary Chinese acrobatics has become a wonderful art loved by people all over the world.

Around the Neolithic period, Chinese acrobatics were already in their infancy. The labor skills formed by primitive people in hunting and the martial arts and extraordinary physical abilities created in self-defense attack and defense were reproduced as a kind of self-entertainment game when they were resting and entertaining, and when expressing the joy of their hunting and victory, which formed the earliest acrobatic art. Acrobatic academics believe that the earliest acrobatic show in China is "Flying Machine".

This is a cross-shaped hunting gear made of hardwood chips, the hunters of the primitive tribe often use this kind of spinning forward ** to fight birds and beasts, and in the continuous throwing, they found different crosses, under the influence of the wind, can whirl "come and go", so it has become a show performed in the clan festival of the primitive tribe.

Many programs in the acrobatic arts are the refinement and artistry of life skills and labor techniques, and martial arts skills. At the annual "Naadam" event on the grassland of Inner Mongolia, there is a competition of "Flying Machine" in various skill competitions such as horse racing, wrestling, and gladiatorial fights, which is judged by the distance of throwing and the accuracy of hitting the target. Acrobats artistically process the hunting technique "Flying Machine" to form an ingenious and magical art program, which is still loved by the audience in stage performances to this day.

Due to the acrobatic art in a variety of colorful real life, "miscellaneous" has become its overall characteristic, so the name of "acrobatics" has been determined in the long history.