| Shanghai Children's Palace and Circus |
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| Visiting a Children's Palace is part of every tour. They conduct after school programs that include traditional Chinese instruments, plus typing and other useful skills. |
| She played really well, but what do I know? You can listen to the video and decide for yourself. |
| Same for this boy on a much larger instrument. He sounded great to me. Other students learn how to play the accordion, which I doubt is Chinese. |
| The circus is another Shanghai tradition. She is performing a young girl's contortionist act. |
| Real lions will not balance upon a giant ball. But it still takes great skill for the people in these lion costumes. |
| If you have a high speed internet connection, watch the Intrepid Berkeley Explorer's free video of this trip, "The Last Emperor's Home Video", by clicking on AdventurePics . |
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