But it was during the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) that the art really flourished, with the perfection of the Pai-shi (hundred acts) system. This display included a wide variety of juggling, tumbling and magic, and became a form of popular entertainment of the period.
中國的特技淵源於兩千年前的秦漢時代，漢人叫做「百戲」，是宮中的娛樂節目，漢武帝並曾招待安息國王觀賞。後來流傳到民間，歷經各朝代的演變，花樣愈來愈多，也愈來愈驚險。