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Three-year-old twins are among the youngest students at the Changfa Acrobatic School in Wuqiao County. Their program includes tumbling, juggling and a basic education; tuition, room, and board is $150 a year. Thought the canal is now dry in this area, it once ferried acrobats to performances in port towns.
Author: Michael Yamashita
©Michael Yamashita
Photo size: 24.4 Mpixels (69.8 MB uncompressed) - 6048x4032 pixels (20.2x13.4 in / 51.2x34.1 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: acrobat, acrobatic, Asia, Asian, back bend, Changfa, children, China, Chinese, circus, girl, Grand Canal, Jing Hang Da Yun He, kid, pair, Quqiao, school, Shandong, sister, stretch, student, train, training, twins, Wuqiao, young, Zhangsong
Published in: China, China's Ancient Lifeline