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Below is a list of performances available in the variety art. Some are more standard, while others are more regional. There is always new innovation taking place.
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was originally an entertainment where men wearing horns charged at one another like bulls, but became a general term used interchangeably with
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It wasn't until the 1990s, however, that the art form was packaged as a complete theme show. The 1994 show
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views the
Chinese term "circus" (馬戲) as an altogether separate, Western style of show. Elements such as
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1514:Chinese Communist Party
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2356:Demographics
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2297:Four Symbols
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2196:Martial arts
1970:Prostitution
1857:Architecture
1711:Central bank
1579:Vice Premier
1531:United front
1460:Constitution
1416:Penal system
1394:Human rights
1331:Subdivisions
1169: /
1165: /
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1083:Northwestern
786:Western Zhou
734:Yellow River
684:1949–present
575:. Retrieved
571:the original
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408:Shaolin monk
357:acrobats in
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269:Performances
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174:martial arts
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114:Peking opera
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61:zá jì yì shù
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2236:Variety art
2231:Tea culture
2159:Calligraphy
2144:Archaeology
2004:Food safety
1799:Gold mining
1701:Aquaculture
1696:Agriculture
1656:Coast Guard
1423:Naming laws
1257:Environment
1245:South China
724:Paleolithic
716:Prehistoric
674:before 1912
449:Chinese art
208:(魚龍蔓衍) and
146:Qin dynasty
118:Monkey King
2497:Irreligion
2394:Statistics
2364:Emigration
2327:Four Wangs
2216:Philosophy
2201:Mass media
2184:Literature
2082:Patriarchy
2045:Propaganda
1965:Corruption
1950:Censorship
1740:E-commerce
1447:Government
1240:East China
1212:Waterfalls
1158:Peninsulas
1126:Grasslands
577:2007-05-25
468:References
359:Huang Shan
325:Unicycling
304:acrobatics
301:Contortion
288:on top of
286:Lion dance
190:Zhang Heng
184:. In the
136:in 1655–57
88:While the
2384:Languages
2337:Four Olds
2292:Four arts
2179:Libraries
2109:Structure
2072:Sexuality
2009:incidents
1982:Education
1891:Transport
1767:Renewable
1762:Petroleum
1557:President
1524:Politburo
1477:Elections
1465:Democracy
1433:Terrorism
1181:Volcanoes
1163:Northeast
1141:Mountains
1051:Northeast
1001:Geography
908:High Qing
729:Neolithic
701:Dynasties
679:1912–1949
670:Economic
639:Overviews
426:Festivals
252:provinces
170:wrestling
166:conjuring
66:acrobatic
2590:Category
2570:Category
2443:Buddhism
2435:Religion
2412:Post-90s
2405:Post-80s
2149:Archives
2016:HIV/AIDS
1987:Literacy
1945:Abortion
1874:Internet
1831:Taxation
1814:Textiles
1794:Chemical
1789:Industry
1718:Currency
1596:Military
1404:in Tibet
1368:Politics
1305:Wildlife
1217:Wetlands
980:COVID-19
808:Imperial
706:Monarchs
666:Language
651:Timeline
623:articles
438:See also
355:Highwire
317:Extreme
292:or balls
182:juggling
152:(角抵) or
140:Chinese
98:the East
2554:Outline
2517:Symbols
2374:Eunuchs
2221:Smoking
2169:Cuisine
2136:Culture
2126:Welfare
2097:Suicide
2065:history
1933:Society
1862:Housing
1836:Tourism
1821:Poverty
1706:Banking
1684:Economy
1663:Militia
1574:Premier
1176:Valleys
1136:Islands
1121:Deserts
1111:Canyons
1099:Terrain
1078:Western
1066:Central
1038:Regions
1023:Geology
1013:Borders
756:Ancient
739:Yangtze
646:History
631:History
319:kung fu
196:to the
124:History
112:monks,
110:Shaolin
94:Western
90:English
2575:Portal
2530:Emblem
2525:Anthem
2507:Taoism
2189:Poetry
2164:Cinema
2087:Racism
1999:Health
1752:Energy
1728:Reform
1639:Rocket
1624:Ground
1349:Cities
1235:Yellow
1207:Rivers
1197:Canals
1151:passes
1146:ranges
930:Modern
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330:Multi-
180:, and
102:clowns
70:troupe
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56:pinyin
50::
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2561:Index
2502:Islam
2425:Women
2226:Sport
2211:Names
2206:Music
2174:Dance
1960:Crime
1841:Trade
1809:Steel
1315:Flora
1310:Fauna
1230:Bohai
1226:Seas
1202:Lakes
1190:Water
1167:North
1131:Hills
1116:Caves
1071:South
1056:North
769:Shang
619:China
162:Baixi
158:Juedi
154:Baixi
150:Juedi
78:China
74:China
2535:Flag
2116:Time
1909:Rail
1757:Coal
1629:Navy
1399:LGBT
1106:Bays
1046:East
903:Qing
898:Ming
893:Yuan
883:Song
878:Liao
868:Tang
781:Zhou
774:Late
744:Liao
544:ISBN
519:ISBN
492:ISBN
233:wazi
216:and
52:雜技藝術
44:杂技艺术
2154:Art
1634:Air
1381:Law
863:Sui
836:Han
831:Wei
821:Han
816:Qin
764:Xia
194:Ode
72:in
2592::
841:Wu
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