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Chongqing man stuns press by conjuring up 30,000 RMBPosted by Joel Martinsen on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 10:31 PM
For the past two days, the Chongqing Economic Times has been reporting breathlessly about a local man who, when furnished with a basin of water and three towels, can make money appear as if from nowhere:
The article, written by a senior writer for the paper with the assistance of an intern, reports that other spectators followed suit, pulling out sums of up to 8,300 RMB at a time. Yang also produced Euros, US dollars, coins, and ration tickets. The secret? It might have something to do with alcohol:
Yang says that he is not performing magic ( ) but rather the art of escape ( ):
Today's paper followed up on the story with more hype from the pen of the senior journalist, who reports that experts from Germany and Japan are waiting in Wuhan to study Yang's skills in person. The article also offers an informed opinion from a domestic academic:
There's another possible explanation for Yang's performance, or at least the Chongqing Economic Times' press coverage: both articles note that a Chongqing-based website has put up a 100,000 RMB reward for the first person to unlock his secret. Yang has been stunning local press for quite some time. A previous television special (embedded below) features him producing bills and coins from a basin covered by two towels and several sheets of newspaper. Amazing? Convincing? Entertaining? At all worthy of being included on Wanzhou's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, as reported by the original Chongqing Economic Times article? Decide for yourself (the actual performance begins at around 2:30): Links and Sources
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Comments on Chongqing man stuns press by conjuring up 30,000 RMB
> experts from Germany and Japan are waiting in Wuhan to study Yang's skills in person.
I LOLed.... :)
"Something weird happened?! Quick, get ze Germans on the phone!"
Why did the experts go to Wuhan? Wuhan is a mere 48 hours journey from Chongqing: they might just as well have stayed in Germany for all that they will see of the performance.