ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT IN CHINA

Iryna Pirkhal 15 group

Plan

1. Acrobats and Circuses2. Ballroom Dancing3. Beijing Opera4. Bowling5. Karaoke6. Martial Arts7. Motorsports8. Soccer

Acrobats and Circuses

• China is famous for its acrobats and circus acts. There are records of acrobatics performances taking place more than 2,000 years ago.

Ballroom Dancing

• Ballroom Dancing is very popular in Shanghai.

• While many cities feature dancing in parks and pavilions, in Zhengzhou dancing is done almost everywhere.

Beijing Opera

• Huguang Theater is a good place to see Beijing Opera.

• It reopened in 1996.

Bowling

• Bowling is very big in China these days. Beijing and Shanghai have 24-hour bowling alleys like the Golden Altar complex, which boasts 50 lanes, a health club, VIP lanes, a hotel and private rooms.

Karaoke

• Like other Asians, the Chinese enjoy singing. Karaokes are popular and guest at parties are often required to sing a song. The first karaoke bars appeared around 1990

Martial Arts

• The martial arts in China are sometimes divided into the "hard school" martial arts and the "soft school" martial arts.

• Kung Fu (gong fu) is a Chinese word that means "expertise."

• Wushu is a modern, dance-like acrobatic form of kung fu. Wushu will debut a sport at the 2008 Olympic in Beijing but no medals will be awarded.

• Tagou Martial School(down the road from Shaolin) is the largest kung fu academy in the world. Founded in 1978, it has 25,000 students and 3,000 teachers.

Motorsports

• China hosted its first Formula One race in 2004 and has a contact for seven years until 2010.

• Including associated costs, the Formula One track cost $350 million, making it the world's most expensive Formula One raceway.

Soccer

• Soccer is regarded as the country's No.1 spectator sport in China.

• The matches themselves can be quite rowdy. At home and in restaurants and tea houses, men spend a lot of time sitting around the radio or television tuning in to soccer matches.

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