2017年10月12日 · Shadow puppetry is widely scattered across China, especially in rural areas, and has many genres according to the different culture of each location. Generally, it is a combination of various art forms involving painting, carving, …

Shadow puppetry is a form of theatrical performance that uses the shadow of puppets cast onto a screen. The shadow puppets used in China are typically semi-transparent leather plates to which...

Shadow puppetry, or Shadow Play, was very popular during the Tang (618 - 907) and Song (960 - 1279) dynasties in many parts of China. Shadow puppets were first made of paper sculpture, later from the leather of donkeys or oxen. That's why their Chinese name is pi ying, which means shadows of leather.

2021年12月13日 · Chinese shadow puppetry is a form of theatre acted by colourful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. Manipulated by puppeteers using rods, the figures create the illusion of moving images on a translucent cloth screen illuminated from behind.

2014年7月25日 · From Yuan Dynasty, puppets could be manipulated to act vividly the gamut of human emotions-happiness, grief and joy. From the Ming down to the Qing Dynasty, diversified schools of puppet show spread all over the country, each with local flavor of its own. Take the marionette show in Quanzhou of Fujian Province for an example.

Shadow puppetry is an ancient Chinese art form. Its origins can be traced all the way back to the Western Han period, more than 2,000 years ago. The puppets’ shadows are cast onto a...

Puppetry, like the human actor’s theatre in China, is a total event encompassing all the arts – including music, song, dialogue, mime, dance, storytelling, martial arts, ritual, visual design, and craft.

Folk and variety arts have a long history in China. One of the oldest forms of folk art is puppetry. Puppeteers use various kinds of puppets, including marionettes, rod puppets, cloth puppets, and wire puppets in performances incorporating folk songs and dances and some dialogues.

Originated in the Han dynasty (202BC-220AD) of China, puppet show, the time-honored form of performance by people controlling puppets via strings or wires, has been spread across the country...

Shadow puppetry has been a popular shadow play in China since at least the Song dynasty (960–1279). There are three major categories of Chinese shadow puppets: hand shadow puppets, paper shadow puppets, and leather shadow puppets. Puppeteers perform shadow shows by manipulating “carved” leather puppets and by “using the voice to set the scene.”