Filial Piety Shadow (Inheritance of Family Virtue in China Traditional Culture)

Filial piety shadow is an art form in China traditional culture. Through a series of operations such as hand carving, coloring, hanging and performing, it shows the filial piety spirit in China's traditional family virtues. The inheritance of filial piety shadow play is not only the inheritance of artistic skills, but also the inheritance of family virtues and China traditional culture.

The production steps of filial piety shadow play

The production of xiaoyi shadow play needs many steps, including material selection, carving, coloring, hanging and performance. Below, let's introduce them one by one.

Select qualified personnel.

The first condition for making filial piety shadow is the selection of materials. Generally speaking, the selected materials are smooth, delicate, flexible and transparent sheepskin. When selecting materials, we need to pay attention to whether the cortex is uniform, damaged or cracked.

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After selecting the materials, you need to carve them. Carving is the most critical step in the whole production process, which needs skilled craftsmen to carry out. When carving, it is necessary to carve sheepskin into various shapes according to the design pattern, including figures, animals, utensils and so on. When carving, you need to pay attention to the accuracy of modeling and the coordination of proportions.

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After carving, you need to paint. Coloring is to color the carved shadow play to make it more vivid and realistic. When painting, you need to choose the right color according to the design pattern. Coloring needs to pay attention to the collocation of colors and the clear hierarchy.

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After the painting is finished, it needs to be hung up. Hanging is to hang the shadow play on a special cloth curtain for performance. Pay attention to the position, angle and height of the shadow play when hanging it.

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After hanging up, you can perform. Performance is the essence of filial piety shadow play, which requires performers to hold the shadow play in their hands and move their arms, fingers and other parts to make the shadow play produce various postures and movements to express stories and characters. Pay attention to the coordination of movements and the truth of expressions when performing.

Filial piety shadow play inherits family virtues.

The inheritance of filial piety shadow play is not only the inheritance of artistic skills, but also the inheritance of family virtues. Filial piety is one of the traditional virtues of Chinese nation. Filial piety, respect for elders and caring for relatives are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. Xiaoyi shadow play passed on this virtue to future generations by performing stories such as filial piety, respect for elders and caring for relatives.

The inheritance of filial piety shadow play requires the joint efforts of family members. Parents need to guide their children to understand and learn the shadow play of filial piety, so that children can feel the spiritual connotation of filial piety in their study; Children need to seriously study the production and performance skills of filial piety shadow play and master the practical significance of filial piety through practice. The traditional culture and family virtues of filial piety shadow play can only be passed down with the joint efforts of family members.