Is a kind of animal skins or cardboard silhouette figures, under the irradiation of a candle or burning alcohol and other sources of bright cloth with every act, is one of the Han Chinese folk puppet widely circulated. During the performance, the artists behind the white curtain, while the hand manipulation opera characters, singing and story described the local popular tunes, while accompanied by percussion and strings, there is a strong local flavor. Shadow puppetry is an ancient traditional Chinese folk art, old Beijingers call it Lvpi shadow.
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