As early as the Han dynasty (206 B.C. - 220 A.D.), popular entertainment in China already included a wide variety of juggling, tumbling and magic acts.
事實上、早在我國秦漢時期，每逢節慶，京師鬧市即有民間技藝團體的演出，內容豐富，所謂是「百戲雜陳」。