CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- During the Lantern Festival, Chongqing people saw a familiar man when they turn on TV. Li Hongxiao, the representative inheritor in acrobatics from Shuangqiao, Dazu District, attended the 2019 CCTV Lantern Festival Gala, showing his unique skills “Supporting Benches with Teeth” to all.

Li Hongxiao performed the acrobatic performance at the rehearsals (Picture provided by Management Committee of Shuangqiao Economic and Technological Development Zone)

He learned acrobatic performances from 1989, and is good at balancing, climbing poles and other performances. On February 16, 2012, he broke a Guinness World Record by supporting 23 benches with his teeth for 11 seconds. In 2017, he won the first prize in “Chongqing 2nd Folk Culture and Art Star”. His skilled and wonderful acrobatic performances have become a name card for publicity of intangible cultural heritages in Shuangqiao, Dazu. (Translated by Mao Qiao, Fathom Language Limited)