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¡¡¡¡In CWICF, there will be international acrobatics competition in the form of public performance. The formal prizes include Golden Lion Prize, Silver Lion Prize and Bronze Lion Prize. The Organization Committee will render prize cups and bonus to those acrobatics groups who gain the prizes. The bonus will be rendered in RMB of Chinese currency. On the other hand, in order to encourage and confirm the special merits of some programs, there are also special prizes with only cups and no bonus.
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¡¡¡¡According to the request of the competition, the Organizing Committee of CWICF sets up the Jury that consists of ten referees (8 of foreign and 2 of domestic) who are the big names in the field of acrobatics. The Jury approves all the Golden Lion Prize, Silver Lion Prize and Bronze Lion Prize by the way of anonymous vote. Programs that gain majority votes will be prized. If the same vote occurred, the chairman will make the final decision. The member of the Jury can submit his own opinion and proposal for the racing regulations before the race begins. Once announced, the decision of the Jury can not be modified and doubted. In order to maintain the authority of the Jury and the international fame of Shijiazhuang acrobatics racing place, in the past nine CWICFs, the Organizing Committee always invites the big names in the field of acrobatics to be the referees. For example, Mr. Moculair, chairman of ¡°FESTIVAL MONDIAL DU CIRQUE DE DEMAIN¡± of Paris, France, Mr. Christopher, chairman of ¡°Hungarian International Circus Arts Festival¡±, Mr. Philip, chairman of ¡°¡®Road of Hope¡¯ International Acrobatics Festival of Belgium¡±, Mr. Murillo, chief executive of American World Talents Company, Mr. Lan Tian, Mr. Li Shen and Mr. Wang Feng, vice chairman of China Acrobatics Artists Association etc.
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| The Origin of Golden Lion Prize |
¡¡¡¡The image of lion on the cup of CWICF is originated from the iron lion of Cangzhou city, Hebei province. The name of the iron lion is ¡°Sea Roarer¡±. It was cast in the 3rd year of Guangshun period of Later Zhou Dynasty (A.D.953) and is more than 40 tons. It is the largest one of the iron lions existing in China. The reason why choosing the iron lion as the image on the cup is that:
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--The iron lion is in Cangzhou city and Wuqiao county is very near to Cangzhou. So taking it as the cup image reflects a kind of local atmosphere, and to some extend, it is also a symbol of Hebei province.
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--Lion Dance is a traditional program in Chinese acrobatics and is very popular among the common people. Choosing the lion as the image just reflects the main characteristics of CWICF.
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--Lion is treated as the protecting god in Buddhism, and people also take it as the symbol of power and luck. Choosing it as the cup image represents the good wishes from the organizers of CWICF
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--Lion is always taken as the King of Animals. It can represent the winner and is very memorable.
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