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The world-famous Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe was founded in 1951. Today it is one of the best in China with permanent shows in their own Shanghai World and extensive tours both internationally and in China. The Shanghai Acrobatic Troupe have dedicated themselves to pushing forward the boundaries of acrobatic technique – their stated goal being to develop an entirely new atmosphere surrounding their shows, and to introduce a new way of looking at theatre. www.travelchinaguide.com/cityguides/shanghai/circus-world.htm

Zhang Shanshan – Born in 1987, Zhang studied from 1994 to 2002. She has been working professionally since 2002, with repertoires including cup-balancing, ice-skating, plate-, , aerial silk, cycling, etc. She received gold award for cup-balancing and silver award for flying in the 4th Henan Acrobatics Competition in 1999; silver award for cup-balancing in Inter-province Acrobatics competition in 2000; bronze award for ensemble skating in 5th Henan Acrobatics Competition in 2004. She has performed in China, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, and Korea for a 4-year engagement.

Wei Jinglong – Born in 1989, Wei studied acrobatics from 1996 to 2002. He has been working professionally since 2002, with repertoires including aerial silk, visage change, and pole-climbing, etc. He received bronze award for trampoline and pole-climbing in the 5th Henan Acrobatics Competition. He has performed in China, Indonesia, Korea, and Japan.

Liu Shurui – born in 1991, Liu studied acrobatics from 1998 to 2004. She has been working professionally since 2004, with repertoires including lamp-balancing, cup-balancing, diabolo, etc. She received silver award for cup-balancing in the 6th Henan Acrobatics Competition. She has performed in China, Indonesia, and Korea. Sun Xining – born in 1994, Sun studied acrobatics from 2000 to 2004. She has been working professionally since 2004, with repertoires including aerial hoops, diabolo, etc. She has performed in both China and Korea.