A teenager from China has amassed fans on the streets as well as the internet by walking on steel blades barefoot.
The 13-year-old school girl, who is surnamed Xie, has followed in her father’s footsteps as a street entertainer and now plans tour around the country, reports the People’s Daily Online.
Xie, can carry two jugs of water, each weighing 5kg, while performing the stunt. She can even write calligraphy while balancing on a knife’s edge.The young performer has been practicing the art of blade walking with her father, Xie Jikui, since she was seven.
Jikui himself has been working as a street performer and magician since he was 10.
In order to take care of his daughter, he would often take her to work where she would sometimes join him on stage.
In order to take care of his daughter, he would often take her to work where she would sometimes join him on stage.
Inspired by other performers, he decided to learn blade walking with his daughter. It’s usually a stunt for men but Jikui thought that this would make his daughter stand out from the crowd. Xie now travels alone to many of her performances.
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