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A 50-minute drive northwest of downtown, Beijing, a village pops up. It 1 (house) a shadow puppetry troupe (皮影戏剧团) and Beijing Long zaitian Shadow Puppet Theater.
Shadow puppetry is seen 2 the prequel (先行篇) to film and animation in China. Besides performances 3 (create) by light and shadow, performers must master a 4 (vary) skill set as the plays combine painting, carving, opera and literature. But due to low revenue and a small market, young people are unwilling 5 (learn) shadow puppetry.
6 , this particular troupe stands out from the crowd. Average performer age is only 25. Moreover, of the 300 performers 7 has trained over the years, many are under 1.4 m in 8 (high). In 2021, the team created Winter Olympics-themed shadow pupets. The troupe also staged different plays 9 (introduce) ice and snow sports through fairy tales.
“ 10 (fortunate), we have these people. They have been devoted to the inheritance of shadow puppetry for over a decade,”said Wang Xi, inheritor of Beijing Western School Shadow Puppetry.