Folk artist Ding Yongfa (R) directs his son on shadow puppet making in Jietou Village of Dongqiao Town in Xiangdong District of Pingxiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2018. Xiangdong shadow puppet play, performed by manipulating flat leather cut-out puppets against a lit-up translucent screen, was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi. Ding, an inheritor of Xiangdong shadow puppet play, has been devoted to shadow puppet performing and creation of new plays to promote this folk art. (Photos: Xinhua/Peng Zhaozhi)

Villagers watch a shadow puppet play by folk artist Ding Yongfa in Jietou Village of Dongqiao Town in Xiangdong District of Pingxiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2018. Xiangdong shadow puppet play, performed by manipulating flat leather cut-out puppets against a lit-up translucent screen, was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi. Ding, an inheritor of Xiangdong shadow puppet play, has been devoted to shadow puppet performing and creation of new plays to promote this folk art.

Folk artist Ding Yongfa (2nd R) and colleagues perform a shadow puppet play in Jietou Village of Dongqiao Town in Xiangdong District of Pingxiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2018. Xiangdong shadow puppet play, performed by manipulating flat leather cut-out puppets against a lit-up translucent screen, was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi. Ding, an inheritor of Xiangdong shadow puppet play, has been devoted to shadow puppet performing and creation of new plays to promote this folk art.

Folk artist Ding Yongfa cuts shadow puppets out on leather in Jietou Village of Dongqiao Town in Xiangdong District of Pingxiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2018. Xiangdong shadow puppet play, performed by manipulating flat leather cut-out puppets against a lit-up translucent screen, was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi. Ding, an inheritor of Xiangdong shadow puppet play, has been devoted to shadow puppet performing and creation of new plays to promote this folk art.

Folk artist Ding Yongfa checks newly-made shadow puppets in Jietou Village of Dongqiao Town in Xiangdong District of Pingxiang, east China's Jiangxi Province, Oct. 12, 2018. Xiangdong shadow puppet play, performed by manipulating flat leather cut-out puppets against a lit-up translucent screen, was listed as one of the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi. Ding, an inheritor of Xiangdong shadow puppet play, has been devoted to shadow puppet performing and creation of new plays to promote this folk art.