Images Dated 16th August 2016

Balancing on a Bicycle. Human Face of China, The. 1979

A colour image of three female acrobats practicing a balancing act on a bicycle. One woman balances on a wheel of the bicycle, whilst another woman balances using one hand on her head. The third woman is balancing by hand on the frame of the bike. The women are being watched by three people on the ground. Based in Xi'an, on the old silk road to the west, the Shanxi Provincial Acrobatic Troupe are skilled in their art and loved by the people who see them perform. The troupe's tradition goes back 2000 years. It spends as much as eight months a year on tour

© NFSA. All Rights Reserved