Brief introduction of Tangshan shadow play

Tangshan shadow play is an important branch of Chinese shadow play. Zhou Zeng, a famous drama historian, commented on Tangshan Shadow Play in A Long History of China Drama: "Being familiar with the population has almost become synonymous with ordinary shadow play", which shows its influence and position in Chinese shadow play. Shadow play in Tangshan is also called Laoting Shadow, Luanzhou Shadow, Donkey Shadow and Old Man Shadow for readers to read.

Hebei province is rich in traditional folk culture, and there is no lack of essence in folk art, which has attracted much attention from all walks of life in recent years. Although a number of folk arts, such as painting in Hengshui and paper-cutting in Yuxian, have been inherited and developed, some folk arts are gradually declining, which is precious and needs our great efforts to protect. Therefore, the rescue and protection of folk culture and folk art has a long way to go. Today, we are delighted to see that Hebei Folk Museum has made a good start. They concentrated their efforts in all aspects, excavated and sorted out the excellent folk culture in our province, and recommended it to the readers in different categories. This is a very meaningful job.