Chinese Shadow PlayⅤ

Roles in Shadow Play
Roles in shadow plays are the same with the Peking opera. Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, Chou all can be found in shadow play. The height of the puppet ranges from 10cm to 55cm. And besides the figure puppet, things like animals, furniture and plants are also carved and projected on the screen for serving the performance.

The Situation of Shadow Play
Due to modern audio-visual media, this form of performance can not be popular as the situation two decades ago. But the unique feature and historic color in this performance make this art as a high valuable cultural heritage in Chinese art field. And China is applying to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO) for a certification as an intangible cultural heritage.