Chinese Acrobatic Student (Marinelli Bend)
An eight year old body contortion student practicing her 'Marinelli Bend' in Wuqiao, Hebei Province, China, recognized as the birthplace of Chinese acrobatics.
The Chinese students begin training as young as five with the hopes of eventually joining a professional troupe.
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In the story CHINA: Portrait of a People.
9 responses
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Nick Edens said (17 Aug 2007):
Amazing that a person can do that. Wonderful capture!
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Katie S said (18 Aug 2007):
O.O That's insane.
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Travis McHugh gave props (19 Aug 2007):
Crazy pic! I love it.
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Danica Markovic gave props (23 Aug 2007):
wow this is really impressive
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Vanessa Marie Gonzalez gave props (7 Sep 2007):
Holy crap that girl is amazing!
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melanie matteoli said (6 Oct 2007):
ouch.
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mervi nado gave props (12 Oct 2007):
wow great!! that girl is good..unbelievable
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burhan hanif said (19 Oct 2007):
wow...
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Beata Pyrchla said (7 Dec 2007):
If you want to flexible, you have to start at young age.
