![]() LANZHOU, June 16 (Xinhua) - As darkness descends upon Chenqiyuan Village in northwest China, the spotlight shines on Jing Tingyou, 83, as his nightly spectacle commences. Manipulated by puppeteers using rods, the figures create the illusion of moving images on a translucent cloth screen illuminated from behind. When students immerse themselves into the shadow puppet storytelling, students are not just observing the culture but also participating in it – and of course, their target language skill practice is in full play. Ancient Chinese shadow puppetry infused with renewed vitality. Chinese shadow puppetry is a form of theatre acted by colourful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. It is more constructive, meaningful and playful. Weaving cultural facts into language learning is always a good way of helping students practice their target language skills. Students were then paired up to perform the shadow puppet play in Chinese. When I returned to the U.S., I developed a lesson plan of integrating the knowledge of Chinese shadow puppetry and the legendary story of the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is called “ Chang E Ben Yue” (The Moon Lady).ĭuring the week of celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese 8 students were introduced to the history of Chinese shadow puppetry, the basic operational techniques, as well as the legend of “The Moon Lady”. According to historical records, shadow play began in the Western Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, and spread to. Therefore, over this past summer, I went back to Shanghai – with support, in part, from a grant from Greenhills’ generous Paulus Faculty Growth and Learning Program – and visited a local Chinese shadow puppet troupe where I learned about the basic techniques of making and operating the shadow puppets. The emperor Han Wudi was heartsick after the death of his lady, so an advisor invented a way to see the late Empress through shadows. One day I asked myself, “What if I incorporate this traditional Chinese art into my Chinese language classes?” Students would have an opportunity to learn this beautiful art through language practice. It is thought that shadow puppetry originated in China over 2000 years ago during the Han Dynasty (140 87 BCE). Manipulated by puppeteers using rods, the figures create the illusion of moving images on a translucent cloth screen illuminated from behind. In the 1910s, the German animator Lotte Reiniger pioneered silhouette animation as a format, whereby shadow-play-like puppets are filmed frame-by-frame. Chinese shadow puppetry is a form of theatre acted by colourful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. It is acted by colorful silhouette figures made from leather or paper, accompanied by music and singing. Chinese shadow puppetry is one of the most ancient arts using light and shadow, which has over two thousand years of history. Shadow play (Chinese:), also called shadow puppetry or leather-silhouette show, is a widely spread folk show in China, which is also the earliest.
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