He made his professional tightrope walking debut at age 13. His name became synonymous with tightrope walking. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining. He has been dubbed the "Prince of tightrope walking" by Chinese media. Shabani was 10 years old when he first gained fame in 2007 for tightrope walking. Slacklining is similar to slack rope walking and tightrope walking. He already showed talent in tightrope walking, which would later make him famous. The festivities included tightrope walking, stilts and jester performances accompanied by music. Tightrope walking is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope.