Do you know how many of the eight famous performers of the old Beijing Tianqiao? XML RSS2.0 Archiver
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Living Donkey Competition - Guan Dejun
The donkey-shaped prop, meticulously crafted from black cloth, looks vivid when worn. During the performance, his wife, Guan Jinfeng, rides on the donkey and performs various highly challenging and dangerous acts on a "dry bridge" made of three-legged benches stacked in three layers.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Stone Splitting on Chest - Shen San
Shen San practiced qigong and wrestling. His most skilled techniques were "Dual Winds Piercing the Ears" — smashing bricks on his temples, and "Chest Stone Splitting" — placing a stone millstone on his chest and breaking it with an iron hammer while remaining unharmed.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Stone Smashing - Chang Shazi
Chang Shazi could split large river stones with his palms and break stones with his fingers. After his performances, he would sell his "Baibu Zengli Pills" to the audience.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Bowl Balancing - Cheng Shazi
Cheng Shazi was famous near and far for his performances with trained bears and bowl balancing. With solid skills and extraordinary talent, he balanced thirteen speaking bowls on his head and could bend over and perform several stunts. After his act, he would again beat drums and perform with his trained bears.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Pole Tossing - Wang Xiaobian
The central pole is a large bamboo rod about half a foot in diameter and three zhang (approximately 10 meters) long, weighing dozens of pounds. He performed several incredible stunts by tossing it up and catching it on various parts of his body such as his hands, shoulders, head, chest front, and chest back, finally catching it with his incisors.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Living Donkey Competition - Guan Dejun
The donkey-shaped prop, meticulously crafted from black cloth, looks vivid when worn. During the performance, his wife, Guan Jinfeng, rides on the donkey and performs various highly challenging and dangerous acts on a "dry bridge" made of three-legged benches stacked in three layers.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Stone Splitting on Chest - Shen San
Shen San practiced qigong and wrestling. His most skilled techniques were "Dual Winds Piercing the Ears" — smashing bricks on his temples, and "Chest Stone Splitting" — placing a stone millstone on his chest and breaking it with an iron hammer while remaining unharmed.
The Eight Eccentrics of Tianqiao - Stone Smashing - Chang Shazi
Chang Shazi could split large river stones with his palms and break stones with his fingers. After his performances, he would sell his "Baibu Zengli Pills" to the audience.
