The Rong Yiren Foundation on Friday awarded 73 grants to China's
top acrobats who have won prizes in international acrobatic
contests since 2004.
Grants awarded by the Rong Yiren Foundation, named after late
Chinese Vice-President Rong Yiren, at the ceremony totaled 26
million yuan (3.33 million U.S. dollars) by the Rong Yiren
Foundation, which is named after late Chinese Vice-President Rong
Yiren.
Acrobatics has a history of more than 3,000 years in China and
Chinese acrobats have won prizes in international acrobatic
contests since 1956.
The grants jointly awarded by the Ministry of Culture and the
foundation aimed to encourage more achievements.
After the award ceremony, the winners staged a performance. Vice
President Zeng Qinghong was present at the award ceremony.
Rong Yiren, former Chinese vice president and founder of China's
largest investment company China International Trust and Investment
Corp., died of illness aged 89 in Beijing last year.
(Xinhua News Agency December 23, 2006)