CULTURE Inheritor brings Chinese shadow play to life with exquisite craftsmanship

CULTURE

Inheritor brings Chinese shadow play to life with exquisite craftsmanship

People's Daily Online

19:20, August 09, 2021

Photo released on August 8, 2021 presents figures of Chinese shadow play. Zhao Zengtao is a regional intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the shadow play in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Having engaged in shadow play for years, Zhao hopes to pass this craftsmanship down. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

Zhao Zengtao holds puppets behind the translucent screen, photo released on August 8, 2021. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

Zhao Zengtao holds puppets of the shadow play, photo released on August 8, 2021. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

Photo released on August 8, 2021 presents figures of Chinese shadow play. Zhao Zengtao is a regional intangible cultural heritage inheritor of the shadow play in China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Having engaged in shadow play for years, Zhao hopes to pass this craftsmanship down. (Photo: People's Daily Online)

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