Shadow play art represents traditional culture. What are its cultural connotations?

Shadow play has always been an ancient traditional folk craft in China, and the art of shadow play has always prevailed in urban and rural areas of China. It contains very rich and profound social culture, religious culture, opera culture and folk culture. It permeates every aspect of our lives. Careful observation will reveal that the figure modeling of shadow play is actually a disguised form of Buddhism. It was used to describe Buddhist stories and publicize Buddhist teachings in the Tang Dynasty. We can see shadow play on the walls of temples and grottoes, which is actually made by absorbing the modeling characteristics of some Buddha statues and bodhisattvas.

Shadow play is often performed at temple fairs, which can add some festive atmosphere. In some places, shadow play is used to sacrifice to the gods to eliminate disasters and solve problems. All shadow puppeteers have to sit on the futon, which can show a serious atmosphere. In this process, the development of shadow play is inseparable from religion. It is said that there are some shadow play boxes in Gansu, Shaanxi Province in the Qing Dynasty, in which there are many scenes showing gods and buddhas, and the content used to show life and death and hell accounts for one tenth of the whole box.

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the image of Guan Yu appeared most frequently, and he was worshipped by people for a long time in history. And those evil spirits in the underworld, such as black and white impermanence, stay away from ghosts and gods because people are afraid of them. But some people say that ghosts and gods are afraid of the wicked, so people often use black and white impermanence and the wicked to entertain themselves. During the performance, it was so funny that there was nothing fishy at all. Adults often laughed from ear to ear.

The above is my understanding of the art and culture of Chinese shadow play. Have you ever seen a shadow play? How does it feel? Welcome to write it in the comments. Let's enjoy it together