Along with the popularity of the kung fu movies, Chinese acrobatics draw spectator interest. 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. Later, the contacts between East and West further enriched Chinese acrobatics. Such entertainment as dragon dances, lion dances, rope walking, walking on stilts, sword-swallowing, fire-spitting and braving a sharp sword with one's bare chest all had their origins in different periods of Chinese history.
Kung fu is also called martial arts. It has two major categories: boxing and swordsmanship. In boxing, there are the "northern" and "southern" schools, as well as the "in" and "out" styles. Swordsmanship includes the arts of using sword, spear, club and knife. The Chinese developed martial arts primarily for self-defense, not foraggressive purposes.
They float through the air with the greatest of ease.
This requires a good head of hair and a strong neck.