
Acrobats perform during the opening ceremony of the 12th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival in Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 31, 2009. The 12th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival will be held in Shijiazhuang and Cangzhou City, also in Hebei, from Oct. 31 to Nov. 13. More than 200 acrobats from 22 countries and regions will give nearly 30 performances. (Xinhua/Gong Zhihong)

An acrobat performs during the opening ceremony of the 12th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival in Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Gong Zhihong)

Acrobats perform during the opening ceremony of the 12th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival in Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Gong Zhihong)

An acrobat performs during the opening ceremony of the 12th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival in Shijiazhuang, capital city of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 31, 2009. (Xinhua/Gong Zhihong)