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Easy Talk Special: A world of magic

( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2015-07-01 16:40:02

When talking about Chinese culture, you may immediately think about tea, calligraphy, or martial art, but few of us will think of one thing -- that is traditional Chinese magic. Traditional Chinese magic tricks, called "Gu Cai Xi Fa", date back to thousand years. It is an ancient folk art, an art of illusions. In today's program, we are going to take you to explore these mysterious ancient tricks. And we are very honored to have Yu Boran, a master of traditional Chinese magic, to be our guide. He has just been honored with Merlin Award from the International Magician Society. Now let's get started!

Host: He Keyao

Guest: Yu Boran

Videographer: Fan Zhen

Editor: He Keyao

Subtitles: Wu Xiao (Intern)

Executive Producer: Feng Minghui

About Easy Talk and Easy Talk Special:

Easy Talk is a weekly talk show program covering the latest living-related issues in today's China. Foreigners living in China are invited to share their life experiences and observations on a variety of light topics. The discussions revolve around the cultural differences that exist between China and other countries, covering various aspects and the implications they have on China's cultural exchange with the world.

Easy Talk Special: A world of magic