Young inheritor of Shaanxi puppetry has plans to revitalize the ancient cultural tradition, and many others with it, Li Yingxue reports.
Have you ever experienced one of the earliest precursors (前身) of movies? Only relying hands, the ancient Chinese art of shadow play (皮影戏) is a tradition with a history dates back 2, 000 years, it' s also a representative (代表) of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (recognize) by UNESCO.
Chinese shadow puppetry has its roots in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and (know) for its good craftsmanship.
The challenge of (master) this technique within such a short time seemed like mission impossible. (fortunate), Nanxiang Buaichifan and Jiuyue were lucky enough (learn) from the best —Dang Feihua, 23-year-old inheritor (继承人) of the shadow puppetry tradition. Dang is the fifth-generation inheritor of Wang' s Shadow. One of Dang' s (plan) is to redecorate their shadow puppet themed hotel in Beijing at the end of the year.
