【集思晨读 Lewis Day 112 中国文化特辑 】
041 Shadow Puppet (Shadow Play)
Good morning, everyone! It's Sun., 29th March. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou.
大家周日早上好，今天是三月二十九号! 我是Lewis，在扬州给大家晨读！
今天的中国文化特辑跟大家聊
1. A long time ago, a monarch missed his deceased concubine so much, he got sick.
2. His ministers reproduced the image of the concubine with cloth and put it behind the screen.
3. The monarch could see the shadow of his concubine on the screen.
4. This was the origin of the shadow puppet-piying.
5. Piying represents interesting stories with lively songs and shadows produced by lights.
6. It is the earliest animated technique in the world.
7. The images are always made of pattern donkey leather sewn with thread.
8. The bodily movements and facial expressions of the puppets are created by bamboo sticks.
9. Piying tells stories with traditional methods and is popular all over the world.
10. It features not only interesting stories but also Chinese fort art.
