Chapter 1 foreword
The art of acrobatics in China has a long history and tradition, and has a very substantial and rich content.As early as two or three thousand years ago in the Yin, Shang, Zhou and Qin dynasties, or even earlier in the Xia and Yu dynasties, the art of acrobatics had sprouted.In the Han Dynasty, acrobatics developed greatly and gradually became a relatively independent and complete art form with a considerable scale and reached a high level of art, some of which are amazing even today.
Chinese acrobatics originate from the long-term production struggle and class struggle practice of the people of all nationalities in our country. It not only has our nation's unique style and strong atmosphere of life and struggle, but also has a very close relationship with our nation's traditional martial arts. Some of the acrobatic art itself is a certain way of martial arts. It not only highlights the high intelligence and wisdom of our Chinese nation, but also shows our nation's perseverance, optimism, bravery and boldness.