Magicians popping up

北京高校魔术联盟主席梁明透露，该联盟属于学生社团，目前还没有在政府部门注册。主修人力资源管理的梁明，其个人专场演出收入已达7300美元。

College Magic, a student association, has not registered with the government, says co-founder Liang Ming, who is majoring in human resources management and has earned up to $7,300 for a single, private show.

“在中国，成立一个民间组织并不是一件容易的事，但是我们不会扰乱社会秩序，我们也不是邪门歪道，”梁明坚持道，“我们并不是真的在施魔法--它是假的，只是种幻觉--大家都知道。”

"It's not easy to establish a civil organization in China, but we do not disturb social order, and we are not a cult," he insists. "We are not doing real magic - it is fake, an illusion - and everyone knows that."

返回宝丰来看，今年已经80多岁的毛先生，仍然会用传统的变硬币等魔术招待家中来客。他的儿子是一个成功的魔术师，他13岁的孙子也继承了家族传统。

Back in Baofeng, Mao, the octogenarian, entertains visitors to his home with old magic tricks such as making coins disappear. His son is a successful magician, and his 13-year-old grandson is continuing the family tradition.

“在过去，魔术师们被当成逃犯，”毛先生说，“现在他们的地位被抬得顶天高。年轻一代能够尽情实现他们的魔术梦想了。”

 "In the past, magicians were treated like criminals on the run," Mao says. "Now their position is as high as the sky. Young people can achieve their dreams."