[1] The show combines kung fu martial arts from the Shaolin Temple, artists from the Peking Opera, and other Chinese specialty acts.
The show also includes a lion dance, plate spinners, diabolos, aerial silks and an excerpt from the Chinese opera.
Historical records, ancient carvings, and decorative patterns on utensils show the origin of Chinese acrobatics more than two thousand years ago in the period of the Warring States.
The Chinese State Circus made history by being the first international entertainment Angola has hosted in over 40 years in December 2012 with their show Mulan.
In 2015, the Chinese State Circus was included in the program for the first ever Biennale Internationale des Arts du Cirque which is held in the south of France.