吴桥,一个只有30万人口、自然资源缺乏、经济欠发达的县级市,却在国内外有着较高知名度,这不得不说是一个奇迹。这很大程度上是得益于“杂技之乡”这张城市名片的品牌效应。1954年,周恩来总理出访西欧,所到之处接见的华侨中,几乎都有吴桥的杂技艺人。周总理欣喜地说“吴桥真不愧是杂技之乡 Wuqiao, a county-level city of only 300,000 with a lack of natural resources and an underdeveloped economy, has a high reputation both at home and abroad. This is a miracle. This is largely due to the ”acrobatics hometown,“ the city’s brand name card effect. In 1954, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Western Europe, wherever he went to meet almost all of Wuqiao’s acrobats. Premier Zhou said delightedly ”Wuqiao is indeed a hometown of acrobatics