Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet

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May 16th 2007
Shadow Puppet According to http://www.itourchina.com.cnShadow puppet is one of the most popular plays performed among people in China. With the aid of lamp light, the silhouettes of finely-cut leather figures are cast upon a screen. The figures manipulated by actors from behind the screen and accompanied with music and singing, give many vivid and interesting shadow performances. http://www.it ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more