Harry arrives in Jinan, the capital of the Shandong Province and home of the famous Shandong Acrobatic Troupe. Under Master Yao Jian Guo, the Troupe has won an international reputation for its Man Juggling act. This stunt requires the juggler to toss, flip, and flick his team mates high into the air, using leg power and a fine sense of trajectory. Harry learns the position of the juggler where injuries are plentiful. After 5 days of training he hopes to perform with the Troupe an act in which jugglers build a towering pyramid of men. The Troupe has a reputation to protect and Harry must make sure he doesnt let them down. One of the essential lessons Harry learns is to “swallow bitterness” or to take it tough. To cross train, Harry visits Master Li who specialises in the Praying Mantis fighting style and from whose lessons Harry learns to improve his reflexes. Acrobatics in China has to continually devise new acts to appeal to a new generation. This is also the concern of other art forms including Shandongs shadow puppetry. After a visit to Puppet Master, Harry learns to appreciate the toughness, the ability to adapt and the value of making sure the show goes on. Despite a disastrous rehearsal, Master Yao gives the team his blessings to perform to an in-house audience.