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What was the name of the ancient juggler

Ancient jugglers were called tricksters.

Chinese ancient colorful juggling has a long history, since the Southern Song Dynasty, Hangzhou's tile house, the streets, as well as joyous hall will be performed. Juggling follow the tradition, always wear a coat performance, before the show must be up, down, reverse, positive to appear, put the cover cloth outside for the audience to have seen. Artists pay attention to the "eight words of truth", known as "bundling, tying, hiding, tucking, tearing, carrying, picking, unraveling". Backstage preparatory work with the bundle up, tied up, buried, tucked clip; before and after the work with the tear, carry, take off, unraveling.

Magic in China has a history of about 4,000 years. Performed as an art form, it first appeared in 108 BC, Liu Che, Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, held a show to entertain foreign ambassadors with the main performances of "Fish and Dragon Man Yean (magic)" and "Hundred Operas (singing, dancing and acrobatics)". Fish and Dragon" became part of the court rituals; in the Sui and Tang dynasties, court magic and folk magic were held side by side and prospered; in the Song Dynasty, there were entertainment venues of "Tile House and Hooking Lan", and there were many wandering artists, and famous magic groups were created (such as the Southern Song Dynasty's "Yunji Society"). The "cloud machine society").