Chinese Acrobats Perform for the Public During Nighttime Zoo, the San Diego Zoo

By Ken Bohn

San Diego, CA - A member of the Golden Lion Chinese Acrobats, leaps thru a hoop during the debut of "Tales of the Mandarin Forest" on Friday. The troupe is part of the San Diego Zoo's Nighttime Zoo, which opens to the public June. 25 and continues through Labor Day, Sept. 5. During Nighttime Zoo, the Zoo will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The show, designed for all ages, features acrobats, dancers, martial artists, and musicians from the Golden Lion Chinese Acrobats. Founded in October 1976, the troupe is a provincial professional acrobatic troupe, with more than 130 professional acrobats. Programs created by the troupe include "Head Skills On a Free-Standing Ladder," "Sacred-Jar Juggling," "Lion Dance," "Foot Juggling," and "Rotating Hoop Diving."

The 100-acre San Diego Zoo is dedicated to the conservation of endangered species and their habitats. The organization focuses on conservation and research work around the globe, educates millions of individuals a year about wildlife and maintains accredited horticultural, animal, library and photo collections. The Zoo also manages the 1,800-acre San Diego Zoo Safari Park (historically referred to as the Wild Animal Park), which includes a 900-acre native species reserve, and the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. The important conservation and science work of these entities is supported in part by The Foundation of the Zoological Society of San Diego.

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