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What are the things in your life that can blackout the shadow theater

Bed curtains, blackout cloths, etc.

Shadow theater (shadow theater, lampshade theater) is a kind of folk theater with silhouettes of figures made of animal skins or cardboards, and performs under the light with a lightproof cloth. Shadow play is an ancient traditional Chinese folk art, and the old Beijingers called it "donkey shadow".

When performing, the artists manipulate the shadow figures behind a white curtain while telling stories with local popular tunes, accompanied by percussion instruments and strings, with a strong local flavor. The popularity of the theater is extremely wide, and a wide variety of shadow plays have been formed due to the different voices performed in different parts of the world.