中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第174期:皮影戲簡介

A Brief Introduction of Shadow Play

皮影戲簡介

Shadow plays are a traditional folk art, the origin of which can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty.(206BC-24AD). With puppets made out of cows leather or donkey hide,the shadow play figures of the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province are modeled on the stone relief patterns of the Han Dynasty,the academic-style painting of the Song Dynasty and folk paper-cuts. Guanzhong shadow play figures are popular with collectors and as home decorations.

皮影戲是一種傳統的民間藝術，它的起源可以追溯到西漢（公元前206-公元24）。木偶和牛皮革或毛驢皮一起，陝西省關中地區的皮影人物是仿照漢代，和宋代民間剪紙的學術風格的繪畫石浮雕圖案。關中皮影人物深受收藏家和作爲家居裝飾品的歡迎。