[Explanation] Recently, the reporter came to the Hualong Center for the New Era Civilization Practice of the Central Conservatory of Music in Haidong City, Qinghai Province. The actors of the Shadow Play Troupe in Zaba Town, Hualong County are rehearsing for "Winter Day" under the leadership of director Shan Weiping. The shadow puppet dance "Happy New Year" prepared for the "Six Send" to the countryside campaign.

　　[Explanation] The reporter saw that this 16-member shadow play troupe not only includes the sixty-year-old old man who is in charge of playing musical instruments, but also many young people with shadow puppet characters from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, through lively and playful dance poses Show the Zaba shadow puppet to the audience.

　　[Concurrent] Shan Weiping, director of the Cultural Industry Office of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau of Hualong County, Haidong City, director of the Shadow Play Theatre Troupe

　　The origin of shadow puppets is based on the sideways movements of the actors (dancers), so (shadow puppet dance) shows its graceful dance.

People and shadow puppets are as one, and each joint (action) of the (dancer) moves according to the shadow puppet's position, which shows the person (object image).

　　[Commentary] Shan Weiping told reporters that in the early days of the troupe's establishment, the local attention was not high, and the old plays used for performances were not new, young people could not understand, and it was a common thing to be cold.

Later, they created shadow play scripts, performed classic old operas and red songs with easy-to-understand singing methods, and arranged modern shadow play on themes such as epidemic prevention and control, and anti-criminal and evil. .

　　[Explanation] The 65-year-old Jin Wenlu is in charge of erhu performances during the troupe's performances. Off stage, he is in charge of shadow puppet production and teaching.

He has loved the art of shadow puppets since he was a child and joined the shadow puppet theatre team in Zaba Town at the age of 20. In the more than 40 years he has been with shadow puppets, he has studied and studied the methods of shadow puppet production and performance.

　　[Live sound] Jin Wenlu, a shadow puppet craftsman in Zaba Town, Hualong County

　　Out the knife, remove the skin, use the method of removing the skin but not the knife.

You need to work hard, if you don't work hard, you won't be able to walk well, and the lines will not be smooth.

This is the result of regular practice.

　　[Explanation] Jin Wenlu told reporters that the raw material for making shadow puppets needs to be made of yellow cowhide. The production of a shadow puppet can only be completed after the steps of "soaking the skin", "pickling", drawing manuscripts, carving, lighting bricks, and assembling.

　　[Live sound] Jin Wenlu, a shadow puppet craftsman in Zaba Town, Hualong County

　　In the past, we used silk thread to tie the knots (connection), and there were knots on both sides. The one was easy to fall off. (After the innovation), now we use the fishing line. Convenient and flexible.

　　[Explanation] In order to let more people know about Zaba's shadow puppet, Jin Wenlu also spent 2 years creating the leather carving shadow puppet characters of the four famous series.

　　[Concurrent] Jin Wenlu, a shadow puppet craftsman in Zaba Town, Hualong County

　　I have already made the characters of Water Margin and A Dream of Red Mansions, and the next step is Journey to the West, as well as the characters of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I will use the method of shadow puppet carving to complete it, (I want to continue in the future) to create shadow puppet characters as cultural and creative tourism. product.

　　[Explanation] Jin Wenlu said that from traditional shadow puppetry to leather sculpture works, to shadow puppet dance, it is the creative effort of generations of shadow puppet artists. He hopes to pass on these skills to more young people, who not only have to inherit art, but also continue to Innovative development has added more modern elements to shadow puppetry, making it more attractive to the times.

　　Reported by reporter Zhou Ruichenzi Qinghai Hualong

Responsible editor: [Luo Pan]