{"id":17840,"date":"2016-11-25T15:36:44","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T15:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=17840"},"modified":"2016-11-25T15:36:44","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T15:36:44","slug":"review-chinese-state-circusdynasty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/review-chinese-state-circusdynasty","title":{"rendered":"Review: Chinese State Circus,Dynasty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>There are not many shows like Chinese State Circus. You will extremely admire those acrobats for their breathtaking bravery and endless endeavour they paid behind the effortless elegance.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Chinese State Circus is an artistic and more or less athletic show, which includes lots of spellbinding balancing acts. Originating from 2000 years ago, it has become a Chinese traditional culture. This long tradition is also reflected in the theme of the show: Dynasty. Now, after a break of three years, the Chinese State Circus comes back to the UK to please Britain audiences, and a fantastic show was made in St David\u2019s Hall, Cardiff on Monday night.<br \/>\nThe show opens with a percussionist beating a big drum to draw forth a Monkey King, which comes on stage alongside a performance of traditional lion dances. At this time,the stage is decked with dragon-decorated, mysterious lantern patterns, and red ribbons.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17880\" style=\"width: 5534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17880\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/tsr001139.jpg\" alt=\"Hat Jogglers, the photo taken by Chinese State Circus, http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/\" width=\"5534\" height=\"3688\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17880\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/tsr001139.jpg\" alt=\"Hat Jogglers, the photo taken by Chinese State Circus, http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/\" width=\"5534\" height=\"3688\" \/><\/noscript> <strong>Hat Jogglers, the photo taken by Chinese State Circus, http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nSeveral minutes later, the show develops with some highly skilled female foot jugglers. One juggler is lying on the other one\u2019s back playing balance with eight finely decorated parasols with her feet; another acrobat performs a gymnastic display on six chairs stacked high.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17872\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17872\" style=\"width: 5485px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17872\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/tsr001109.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Joggler, the photo is taken by Chinese State Circus,http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/\" width=\"5485\" height=\"3630\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17872\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17872\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/tsr001109.jpg\" alt=\"Foot Joggler, the photo is taken by Chinese State Circus,http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/\" width=\"5485\" height=\"3630\" \/><\/noscript> <strong>Foot Joggler, the photo is taken by Chinese State Circus,http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAfter that, some daunting performances are taken by Shaolin Wu-Shu Warriors. One of them uses his neck to resist four spearheads without being hurt. There is absolutely no trick in the show&#8211;as evidenced by how most of the tools used in the show are examined by some randomly chosen audience members.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17866\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17866\" style=\"width: 4960px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17866 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_5606.jpg\" alt=\"Shaolin Warriors\" width=\"4960\" height=\"3307\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17866 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_5606.jpg\" alt=\"Shaolin Warriors\" width=\"4960\" height=\"3307\" \/><\/noscript> <strong>Shaolin Warriors, the photo taken by Chinese State Circus, http:\/\/chinesestatecircus.com\/<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIt\u2019s worth bearing in mind that the average age of these performers is only 20. This not only shows their endless potential talents, but also the breathtaking bravery they possess, and the countless endeavor they put in behind the effortless elegance, which deserves the admiration of every audience member.<br \/>\nThe Chinese State Circus, a show everyone should watch at least one time in his or her lives, is still on tour in UK. If you are arranging something to do with your families, or your friends, you can&#8217;t go wrong with a visit to the Chinese State Circus!<br \/>\n<strong>Rating: (four stars)<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-17891 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1.png\" alt=\"four-star1\" width=\"137\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1.png 3000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-1536x358.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-2048x478.png 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-500x117.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17891 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1.png\" alt=\"four-star1\" width=\"137\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1.png 3000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-300x70.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-1024x239.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-768x179.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-1536x358.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-2048x478.png 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/four-star1-500x117.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>(Made by Danyang)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bold, beautiful, and breathtaking! Every ordinary object which see in daily life becomes high-tech equipment in the show! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":369,"featured_media":17927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,17],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-17840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture","category-global-city","category-sport-health"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Review: Chinese State Circus,Dynasty - InterCardiff<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/review-chinese-state-circusdynasty\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Review: Chinese State Circus,Dynasty - InterCardiff\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bold, beautiful, and breathtaking! 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