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An inheritor carves out a puppet at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
As a form of traditional theater, Chinese shadow puppetry involves manipulating colorful silhouette figures made from leather behind a translucent cloth screen with music and singing.
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A woman views a puppet at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
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Puppets are displayed at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
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Inheritors view puppets at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
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An inheritor works on puppets at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
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Puppets are displayed at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
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An inheritor colors a puppet at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)
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Inheritors perform a shadow puppet play at a shadow puppetry troupe in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Dec. 14, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Xue Di)