[Explanation] Linquan County, Anhui Province has the reputation of "China's Acrobatic Hometown", and its acrobatics practitioners are distributed all over the country.

Today, as a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage, Linquan Acrobatics has formed an industry, guided by the market, continuous innovation, and a steady stream of vitality.

On October 4th, in the Hero Acrobatic Art School in Linquan County, acrobats were actively preparing for the rehearsal program of the Fifth Anhui Province Folk Acrobatic Art Festival held from November 16th to 18th.

  [Concurrent] Yang Leiqun, teacher of the Hero Acrobatic Art School of Linquan County, Fuyang City

  This year's new crown (pneumonia) epidemic should have a great impact on our acrobatics industry, because we basically have not gone out to perform, but we have not been idle, and we have also stepped up rehearsals at home.

It just so happens that this year we are the 5th Anhui Province Folk Acrobatic Art Festival. We are currently rehearsing for a few months and all our programs have taken shape. It should be said that we are ready to participate in the 5th Anhui Province Folk Acrobatic Art Festival. .

  [Commentary] 22-year-old Zheng Qianqian has been learning acrobatics for 11 years. This time she and her teammates are preparing for a women's jiu-jitsu show.

As a team performance, each of their actions must be very cautious and in place. They have a great test of the tacit understanding between each other, and also have great challenges to their personal flexibility, strength, and accuracy.

  [Concurrent] Zheng Qianqian, student of the Hero Acrobatic Art School of Linquan County, Fuyang City 

  I used to be a pedestal role in our team, and my body flexibility is relatively weak, but this folk acrobatics festival we are preparing a jiu-jitsu-type program, which requires higher body flexibility. , I also conducted a year of flexibility recovery training, and my team also conducted a year-long program rehearsal. At present, our program has taken shape, and I hope to bring you a perfect performance.

  [Commentary] Zheng Qianqian is a native of Linquan, Anhui. There are 4 sisters in her family. Due to her poor family background, she started to learn acrobatics from a young age. Although the training is very hard, she feels that everything is worth it as long as the audience recognizes it. .

  [Concurrent] Zheng Qianqian, student of the Hero Acrobatic Art School of Linquan County, Fuyang City

  I have been practicing acrobatics for 11 years. It is very hard to practice acrobatics, but I especially like acrobatics, so I don’t find it very hard.

At the end of each performance, the audience will applaud and cheer for us, making me feel that so many years of persistence are worthwhile.

  [Explanation] It is understood that Linquan acrobatics was born in the Western Zhou Dynasty and prevailed in the Han Dynasty. There was a far-reaching acrobatics team during the Ming Dynasty.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Linquan’s acrobatics groups had spread all over China. Today, Linquan’s acrobats have gone out of the country and the world.

  [Explanation] According to incomplete statistics from relevant departments, there are currently 25,000 acrobatics practitioners in Linquan County, Anhui Province, distributed among nearly 1,000 acrobatics teams, and the total annual marketing revenue reaches more than 500 million yuan.

  Liu Honghe and Li Yang report from Fuyang, Anhui

Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]