Shadow puppetry, also known as "shadow play," is a traditional form of storytelling through the medium of flat articulated, elaborately engraved figures. Manipulating them with silken strings and ...

Experience shadow puppetry by firelight! Witness scenes from the dramatic epic Ramayana, complete with scenes of battles, trickery, and the natural world, performed by masters of Tholpavakoothu, a ...

The first class of the Shandong intangible cultural heritage classroom, led by Fan Zheng'an, a national inheritor of Mount Tai shadow puppet play, opened on March 4 at the Shandong Provincial Cultural ...

Folk artists play the shadow puppets at Yuxian Village in the Huazhou District of Weinan City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Feb. 28, 2018. Shadow puppet is one of the national intangible ...

As soon as the lights are on, a galloping golden deer gets hit by an arrow and yelps “Lakshmana”. This is a scene from the Ramayana, which shows the demon-ascetic Maricha disguised as the deer and ...

Art installations made of leather puppets are on display in a church in Yan’an, Shaanxi province (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) The lights go out and the show begins. Silhouettes of leather-made figurines ...

The shadow play is a typical traditional entertainment that has survived and thrived over the centuries. It is also one of the earliest arts introduced by China to the West. 1. Origin Legend has it ...