Born in China’s Hunan Province, Lee lived in Hankou in Hubei Province before moving to Taiwan in 1949. Some of the acrobats training or performing with Lee’s troupe went on to form their own troupes, such as New Image Theater Group manager Wang Kuan-hua (王光華). Others become members of the Troupe of Acrobatics at the National Taiwan College of Performing Arts. Acrobatics in the nation cannot secure the massive amount of resources granted to other mainstream arts,” he wrote. Lee said that he sincerely hoped that the next generation of passionate Taiwanese acrobats would rise up and accept the torch from those who went before them.

Source: Taipei Times September 08, 2016 15:56 UTC