Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival

A Vietnamese acrobat performs a hula hoop dance at the China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province October 30, 2005. Wuqiao, a small town in Hebei Province, is known in China and the world as a cradle of acrobats. About 300 acrobats from 16 countries joined in the festival that runs from October 29 to November 6. (newsphoto)

Mongolian acrobats perform at the Tenth China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival in Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei province on October 30, 2005. Wuqiao, a small town in Hebei Province, is known in China and the world as a cradle of acrobats. About 300 acrobats from 16 countries joined in the festival that runs from October 29 to November 6. (newsphoto)

Acrobats from Wuqiao perform at the China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province October 30, 2005. Wuqiao, a small town in Hebei Province, is known in China and the world as a cradle of acrobats. About 300 acrobats from 16 countries joined in the festival that runs from October 29 to November 6. (newsphoto)