Acrobats perform during the 13th China Wuqiao International Circus Festival in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 22, 2011. More than 200 acrobats from 17 countries and regions will take part in performance as well as competition during the nine-day festival which kicked off on Saturday. The festival is named after the province's Wuqiao County, the famous birthplace of acrobatics. [Xinhua]