Two men in short tunics and sashes grip each other shoulder to shoulder on packed earth, with a tiled pavilion roof overhead at the left and onlookers behind a low wooden fence; on a stand at the left sit three horned caps in blue, green and red, beside a drum with sticks, folded belts and cloths.
Jiaodi Shows
The Book of Han records a jiaodi show in Emperor Wu's third Yuanfeng year, watched by people from within 300 li
Introduction
In the spring of the third Yuanfeng year (108 BCE), the court staged jiaodi shows and people from within 300 li came to watch; in the summer of the sixth Yuanfeng year (105 BCE), the people of the capital watched jiaodi at the Pingle Hall in Shanglin. Han records also speak of a great jiaodi with strange shows and marvels that drew many onlookers, and of a skilled conjurer from Lixuan presented to the Han court.