Cirque de Chine has the mesmerized audiences proclaiming it as the best production the Smoky Mountain Palace has offered to date. The cast offers the traditional Chinese cultural acrobatics but in a very fast paced, and at times breath taking, manner. The costumes are absolutely gorgeous; the music selected not only is appropriate for the acts but actually enhances them, and the skill of the acrobats is extraordinary.

A new act that is rarely performed outside of China is the Face Off or Mask Changing. It is a form of Chinese expressionist theater that is documented to be at least 300 years old and is impossible for the audience to explain after seeing it. The face mask on the beautiful young lady changes from one mask to another, without being touched, in the blink of an eye. There are nearly 1 ½ billion people in China and less than 200 performers have mastered the skill and they are sworn to secrecy about the method behind it. It has to be seen to be believed and then you won't believe what you have seen.