Where is Wuqiao, the hometown of acrobatics in China?

Wuqiao, the hometown of acrobatics in China, is located in wuqiao county, Cangzhou City.

Wuqiao county lies in the lower reaches of the ancient Yellow River. There is the Grand Canal in the west and the West Nuxi River in the east. Vertical and horizontal rivers occupy a large area of land, which is barren in saline and alkaline, and floods and wars are frequent. People's lives are miserable. In desperation, people have to somersault, play tricks, ask for big knives, play with small animals such as monkeys and dogs, wander around the rivers and lakes, and make a living by busking.

Wuqiao people practice acrobatics more, acrobatics more. According to legend, there was a man named Ji in the Tang Dynasty who went to Beijing twice to catch the exam. Because I didn't want to pay bribes, I won the Jinshi and was fired. In a rage, he traveled around the world alone. On this day, when I came to the foot of Zhong Nanshan Mountain, I met Lv Dongbin, the ancestor of acrobatics, so I learned from my teacher and learned 360 sets of acrobatics.

After his debut, he traveled to Wuqiao, settled in the Taoist temple, and received apprentices to pass on his skills. Since then, there have been more and more mentoring and fathers and sons, and people have learned from each other and passed them down from generation to generation. There are acrobats in ten towns and villages in Wuqiao, and acrobats are concentrated in several towns and villages such as Goudian, Yuji and Tiecheng.

Traditional customs:

According to records, Wuqiao people practiced acrobatics with ancient traditional customs. Temple fairs provide venues for acrobatics, which attract pilgrims. The two complement each other, and over time, it has become the traditional style of Wuqiao.

After the autumn harvest every year, there is a temple fair for one month from August 15 to 15 of the lunar calendar. During the temple fair, acrobatics, magic props knives, fork Dan rings and other stalls are sold; Anyone can buy dogs, monkeys, snakes and bears. At this time, acrobatics, magic, puppets and other artists from all walks of life came one after another to build skills, visit teachers and friends, or set up a team shed. The temple fair is specially held for acrobatic industry, which is very interesting.