Is that a drop of about 5 meters? During a “Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers” lantern show at Lingnan Impression Park in Guangzhou, China, a female performer fell from a great height and sustained a serious injury—a broken leg. This is a video of the accident. It looks like she was wearing a safety line, but that doesn’t help much if it comes undone.
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On the day of the incident, authorities in the Panyu District of Guangzhou announced that the injured performer had sustained fractures but that their life was not in danger. Subsequent verification by the district’s culture and tourism department revealed that the performer fell from a height of approximately 4 meters, suffering fractures in three to four locations—including bones in the right side of their body, such as the ischium—and is expected to require three to five months for recovery. Investigations have shown that no safety mat was placed at the landing site—a measure omitted to prevent the mat from catching fire due to lighting equipment—and authorities are currently examining whether safety ropes functioned as intended, as well as the status of the required official filings for the performance. The venue operator acknowledged that this act had been newly introduced for the Mid-Autumn Festival and has since suspended the performances.
Accidents involving high-altitude aerial acts based on the “Chang’e Ascends to the Moon” (Chang’e Ben Yue) theme have occurred in the past. In January 2024, a performer died after falling from rigging during an acrobatic show at a commercial facility in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Local culture and tourism authorities noted that the individual in that case lacked the necessary professional qualifications, and that the performance had not been registered with the relevant authorities.
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