Which region is the origin of shadow play

The traditional Chinese art of shadow play originated in Shaanxi during the Western Han Dynasty, and it is one of the earliest types of Chinese opera that appeared in China, which can be called the ancestor of today's film and television art. According to historical records, shadow play began in the pre-Qin Dynasty (i.e. Shaanxi area), flourished in the Han Dynasty, flourished in the Song Dynasty, spread to West Asia and Europe during the Yuan Dynasty, and flourished in Hebei during the Qing Dynasty.

Shadow play is also known as sheepskin play, commonly known as head play, shadow play. As the name suggests, shadow play is made of leather, and for reasons of sturdiness and transparency, cowhide and donkey skin are preferred.

The coloring is mainly done with transparent pigments of five pure colors, such as red, yellow, green, green and black. It is because of these special materials that the shadows of the shadow figures and props projected onto the cloth screen under the backlight appear magnificent and crystal clear, with a unique sense of beauty.

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Because of the vast territory of shadow puppetry in China, it has developed into an art form in the course of long-term evolution in different regions. In the process of long-term evolution, different genres have been formed, and there are common local shadows with different styles such as Sichuan Shadow, Hubei Shadow, Hunan Shadow, Beijing Shadow, Tangshan Shadow, Shandong Shadow, Shanxi Shadow, Qinghai Shadow, Ningxia Shadow, Shaanxi Shadow, as well as Sichuan Bei Shadow, Longdong Shadow and so on.

The style and rhythm of the music and singing of the shadows in different places have absorbed the essence of their respective local operas, tunes, folk songs and music systems, thus forming a multitude of colorful genres.

There are Shinyang Shadow Opera, Tangshan Shadow Opera, Ji'nan Shadow Opera, Xiaoyi Shadow Opera, Fuzhou Shadow Opera, Haining Shadow Opera, Lufeng Shadow Opera, Huaxian Shadow Opera, Huayin Old Cavity, Agong Cavity, String Plate Cavity, Huanxian Taoist Shadow Opera, Lingyuan Shadow Opera, etc.

There are many different styles of shadow music and singing.