She appeared in the documentary herself -- a young girl performing acrobatic routines alongside the first group of Sudanese trainees sent to China in 1971 under a bilateral cultural exchange program.
ANHUI, East China — Nine-year-old Zhengyang never chose the life of a performing acrobat. Just months after he was born, Zhengyang’s mother ran away and was never seen again. His 20-year-old father, a ...