Nanzhang county set to showcase stilt culture with high-speed rail link

Performers nimbly danced using two tall wooden sticks that were strapped to their feet, taking the audience's breath away in Beijing in late August.

They were doing stilt stunts which originated in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and have been carried on over the long course of history in Nanzhang county in Hubei province.

The county's Donggong town was named the home of stilts in October 2008 by the then Ministry of Culture (the predecessor of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism).