Chinese magicians mesmerize New Zealand

Some English explanation of the skills was added in the performance, which hopefully provided more background information to the local people, Liu said.

The performance tour will cover four New Zealand cities including Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Dunedin, with audiences expected to be around 5,000.

The tour's video promotion on a social media website attracted almost 200,000 hits and views before the initial show, indicating a strong interest from the local people, Liu said.