As early as more than 2,000 years ago, Zhaozhuang Township was famous for "Ru River as a belt (referring to the north along the Ru River), tigers and wolves as walls (referring to the south along the tiger and wolf climbing ridge), beautiful mountains and clear waters, and old and young competing in art". When did Zhaozhuang magic begin? There is no record in historical records. No one can tell for sure, but it is said that Tang Dynasty porcelain pillows have been found in the area, and there are still murals of the Tang Dynasty building "Yunshui Temple" in Muzhongying Village. Based on this, experts have inferred that magic here has appeared at least in the Tang Dynasty, and then flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Today's prosperity is the inheritance of history. Before the founding of New China, farmers in Zhouying Village, Zhaozhuang Township, the county left their hometowns to perform for a living. "In the past, people who performed magic were considered to be not doing their job properly and would not be able to enter the ancestral tomb after death. However, nowadays, magic has become a high-class thing, and people of all ages like to watch it, which is really gratifying." It is said that there are more than 36,000 people in the township, and there are hundreds of magic groups of all sizes. In Zhaozhuang, almost every family has someone performing outside, and almost everyone can perform one or two magic shows. More than 20,000 people go out to perform, accounting for more than 70% of the township, and the annual income is nearly 100 million yuan. Under the influence of Zhaozhuang, the number of people participating in the cultural industry of magic and acrobatics in Baofeng County has reached 50,000 to 60,000, ranking first in the country in the number of magic practitioners, and their income is as high as more than 300 million yuan. With the introduction of a good friend, the reporter walked into the home of Mao Xinqiang, a magic family. Mao Xinqiang, 38 years old this year, is the third of four brothers, and is also the one with the highest understanding of magic art among the four brothers. His grandfather was Mao Rongjia, a local celebrity who was famous for performing the Qigong "grabbing the stone pillar with both hands" in the sixth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty and won the title of "Wu Xiucai". His father was Mao Yushan, one of the masters of Zhaozhuang magic in the later period. According to Mao Xinqiang, his magic career began when he was a child. Since he could remember, he would learn three or five moves from his father from time to time out of curiosity, and show off in front of his friends. He also often learned martial arts and acrobatics from his grandfather. However, because his grandfather's skills were too hard to learn, he did not persist. Later, he was obsessed and plunged into the mysterious world of magic and could not extricate himself. He simply followed his father Mao Yushan to perform and travel around the country before graduating from junior high school. At that time, their troupe ranged from a dozen people to hundreds of people, and the performance time was also uncertain. If it was good, it would perform in one place for two or three months, and if it was not good, it would be one or two weeks. Under normal circumstances, a performance lasted nearly 2 hours and more than a dozen programs. The magicians in Zhaozhuang perform outside for seven or eight months a year, and their income is also erratic. Generally, those who perform outside can earn at least 30,000 to 50,000 yuan a year, and some can earn hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions. They all have their own rules. The participating actors share the income of the day equally, and the troupe leader gets more than everyone else. Because all the props and tents are purchased by the troupe leader. If it rains continuously, it will be miserable, and you can only stare blankly and lose money. At this time, Mao Xinqiang will take time to visit famous teachers everywhere to exchange and learn from each other. Today, he still keeps the magic props given to him by magic master Hao Xijiu. The ups and downs of magic artists ushered in the continuous innovation of the magic soul of Zhaozhuang people. Time passes, and the years are like a shuttle. Mr. Mao has also passed away because of the years. Now he has retired at home to spend his old age. Mao Xinqiang and the dozen actors of the Baihua Art Troupe he organized are still active in various parts of the country and continue their magic life journey. He led the group to perform in more than a dozen provinces and cities, and performed in Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin and other places for more than a year, which was very popular among local people. In recent years, he and his performance group have won the first prize of the National Magic Exhibition and the title of Excellent Folk Magic Performance Group in Henan Province. Mao Xinqiang told reporters that his main task is to organically combine Western magic with traditional Chinese magic, and focus on passing down the traditional Chinese magic of the older generation, because this is our own good thing, and it is also the essence and treasure of Chinese culture for thousands of years. Now, Mao Yushan's grandchildren have also learned some magic in their spare time after school, and basically they can perform a few simple ones. During the interview, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren took out a few simple props and randomly performed their unique skills for reporters. At the end of the interview, Mao Xinqiang and his son also led reporters to visit the Magic Grand View Garden, which is under construction not far from their home, and introduced the person in charge of the Grand View Garden, Zhang Yongjun. According to Zhang Yongjun, he also organized a magic performance troupe. His troupe was relatively large, with more than 200 people, and he also made some money. Later, he always felt that the magic culture industry could not just run around and fight alone. So he thought of a bolder plan. The construction of Zhaozhuang Magic Grand View Garden is an important part of the Baofeng Magic Acrobatics Cultural Industry Development Plan. During the interview, the reporter saw that the Magic Grand View Garden, which is about to be completed, is undergoing the final improvement work. It is understood that the project covers an area of more than 50 acres, and the main theater can accommodate more than 300 spectators. It is mainly invested and built by Zhang Yongjun himself, with an investment of more than 4 million yuan.