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Fledgling acrobats of the Guangzhou Acrobatic Troupe repeat the same routines day after day. Photos by Zou Zhongpin/China Daily
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Wang says: "Most of us didn't choose acrobatics. Acrobatics chose us."
Twists of fate pushed many of the country's estimated 300,000 acrobats into the trade.
Financial woes partly caused Wang's mother to leave home when he was 4.
She never returned. He was brought up by his fraternal aunt, who decided acrobatics was his best hope.
Wang believes she was right.
"All my family－my dad, my aunt and my grandma－have seen me perform on TV.
"I wish Mom could someday do the same. Destiny pushed but didn't overpower me. Instead, I turned around and seized it."
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