Chinese Shadow Play
summary
Shadow play is a traditional folk art . According to historical records, the shadow began in the Warring States period, flourished in the Han Dynasty, climbed to the top in the Song Dynasty, spreaded to the West Asia and Europe in the Yuan Dynasty .
Expression form
The artists manipulates the characters and sing with local popular tunes of the story (sometimes in dialot)behind the screen.there are strong local features. In the past, without film and television, shadow play is very popular among people.
Evenworse,many shadow play groups have been disbanded,the most of talent artists have died.
• In order to protect this art,both Chinese artists and the Government are making great efforts to conserve and protect this ancient art form.