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Shadow Art: Explore a Living Tradition
From 2,000-year-old shadow puppetry to the contemporary art it's inspired
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Know your shadow puppets
A crash course in shadow play "dress code"
Judging by Appearances
How you can tell the role of the puppet by its head gear
Become an expert
It all started with a love story
The mysterious origins of shadow art
A Brief History of Chinese Shadow Art
How Emperor Wu of Han brought his dead lover back to life
Spot the difference
A look at two different schools of shadow puppetry
Northern Sichuan
The Details to Look For and What They Mean
A tour through 20 types of Northern Sichuan puppets
Eastern School of Shaanxi
Shining a Light on Hua County Shadow Puppets
A time-honored folk art with distinctive artistic features
Before television, there were shadow plays entertaining people
Plays adapted from traditional Chinese classics
Courage and loyalty
Rivals, Blood Brothers and a Warrior on a Thousand-Mile Journey
The story of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
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Love and hate
An Immortal and a Human Being Who Fell in Love
The famous Chinese "Legend of the White Snake"
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A modern twist
Bringing an old art form into the 21st century
Inheritance
Keeping it in the Family
Eight generations of Wang shadow puppetry, the only widely recognized style to bear a family name
Contemporary art
Tale of the Green Herring
Recreating the folktale with contemporary art
The importance of preservation
How can our heritage be better protected against natural disasters?
Memory
The Tragic Story of a Flash Flood
How over 6000 cultural heritage items were destroyed
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Preservation
Reviving a Disappearing Cultural Legacy with Contemporary Art
A tale of contemporary art and intangible cultural heritage
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"Traditional culture is like a gene bank, a valuable source in which we search for answers."
Wu Jian'an - Professor at CAFA
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