Professional acrobatic shows are performed at the opening ceremony of the 14-day 17th China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival in Shijiazhuang, capital city of North China's Hebei province. [Photo by Geng Jia/for chinadaily.com.cn]

This year's competitions and performances will be organized in Wuqiao county, Cangzhou city and Shijiazhuang city.

Known as aX home to acrobatics, Wuqiao county in Cangzhou has an acrobatic school that teaches acrobatic skills to students from home and abroad.