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Rope walking to celebrate China's 56th birthday
(AP)
Updated: 2005-10-03 17:12


Chinese Uygur tight rope walker Shate'er performs an ethnic dance as he walks across 200 meters (yards) of steel cable suspended over the lion enclosure at the Beijing Wild Animal Zoo on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. Shate'er is attempting to break four tight rope walking Guinness Book of World Records over the Chinese National Day holidays including walking blind folded, a 100 meters (yards) dash, non-stop 200 meters walking and 200 meters walking without balancing stick. [AP]

Chinese Uygur tight rope walker Shate'er is seen near the silhouette of a Chinese police officer as he walks across 200 meters (yards) of steel cable suspended over the lion enclosure at the Beijing Wild Animal Zoo on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. Shate'er is attempting to break four tight rope walking Guinness Book of World Records over the Chinese National Day holidays including walking blind folded, a 100 meters (yards) dash, non-stop 200 meters walking and 200 meters walking without balancing stick. [AP]

A Chinese man use his water bottle to help shield against the sun as he watch Uygur tight rope walker Shate'er dance and walk across 200 meters (yards) of steel cable suspended over the lion enclosure at the Beijing Wild Animal Zoo on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Monday, Oct. 3, 2005. Shate'er is attempting to break four tight rope walking Guinness Book of World Records over the Chinese National Day holidays including walking blind folded, a 100 meters (yards) dash, non-stop 200 meters walking and 200 meters walking without balancing stick. [AP]

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