China's Ministry of Culture held a gala on Friday evening in
which 13 international prize-winning acrobatic programs were
awarded by former vice president Rong Yiren foundation.
The foundation has allocated about 100 million yuan to award
Chinese acrobatic programs which win international prizes.
It has awarded 86 international prize-winning programs since
2004.
Vice President Zeng Qinghong and member of the Political Bureau
Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Central
Committee Li Changchun attended the gala.
The art of acrobat has a history of more than 3,000 years in
China. Chinese acrobatic programs started to show on world stage in
1956 and have won various of international awards.
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(Xinhua News Agency December 22, 2007)