Recently, a short video has become very popular on the Internet. It's about a girl dancing on the water. Her name is Yang Liu, from Zunyi, Guizhou. Many foreigners think she is able to do Chinese "Qing Gong". Actually, she was standing on a single piece of bamboo. It's one of the traditional folk sport—single bamboo drifting(独竹漂).
When Yang Liu was seven years old, she started practicing single bamboo drifting with her grandmother. For little Yang Liu, it was a big challenge. The most difficult part was to keep balance (平衡). But the clever girl gradually found the key to keeping balance. After years of practice, Yang Liu could not only stand on the bamboo, but also do some simple performances.
Yang Liu had ever learned dance. Then, she got a new idea to show Chinese traditional dance while standing on the bamboo. It would be a new kind of performance. Although it was difficult to mix the two skills together and it was much easier to get hurt, Yang Liu didn't give up.
Practice makes perfect. Finally she could dance on the bamboo successfully and beautifully.
Not long ago, she created another new performance, called "Ballet (芭蕾)on the water", which was quite special. She posted a video of the performance on the Internet. Soon, the video caught a lot of attention and praise. There are more and more people getting to know her. "I'm glad that so many people like my performance. I hope the traditional folk sports will be passed down by more young people," Yang Liu said.
