空竹的发展 Development of Kongzhu Art

Aside: Traditionally, Kongzhu is a folk game. In the north of China, people especially children like to play Kongzhu on festivals. During the spring festival, you can hear the whistles of Kongzhu everywhere. Now, people play Kongzhu all year round.
旁白：原是民间游戏的空竹，在中国，特别是北方，逢年过节时候，人们特别是孩子们，都喜欢抖空竹，尤其是在春节庙会期间，到处都能够听到空竹的声音。现在的人们已经让空竹成为四季的玩具。

采访杂技专家傅起凤：空竹现在北京民间兴起一股热潮，现在北京的玩具协会下面有个空竹协会，他们有1000多人在学空竹。
Interview: Kongzhu is now very popular with Beijing citizens. Now there is a Kongzhu Association under Beijing Toys Association. It has more than 1000 members.

采访空竹协会主任李宽江：空竹的招势现在是越来越多，现在发展到几百种样式。
Interview: More and more patterns of playing Kongzhu are developed. Now there are hundreds of patterns to play it.

北京空竹发展特别快，外地也是，像是大城市，河南，上海，武汉，。。。内蒙，都跟我们有联系，走访呀，互相技艺切磋。
The art of Diabolo in Beijing is getting development quickly. So does it in other cities, such as Henan, Shanghai, Wuhan, inner-Mongolia. We often visit and learn each other.

为了把咱们国家这个空竹老的传统的玩意，继续发展下去，不能让它失传，这是咱们中国仅有的。
We should maintain and develop the traditional sport Kongzhu in our country. We cannot let it perish. It is unique treasure of China.