18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Mobile
Shadow play in a small mountain village
In a remote mountain village, actors are performing shadow puppetry for villagers. Shadow play (shadow play, light shadow play) is a kind of folk drama, which is made of animal skins or cardboard and performed with bright cloth under the illumination of lights. Shadow play is an ancient traditional Chinese folk art, which is called donkey shadow play by old Beijingers. When performing, the artists are behind the white curtain, while manipulating the filmmakers, telling stories with local popular tunes, accompanied by percussion instruments and strings, which have a strong local flavor.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 03.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Handan, China |
Camera: | ALP-AL00 |
Copyright: | © yongguang Wei |