Shanghai Children's Palace
           and Circus
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 .