Youth enjoy performance of shadow puppetry and marionette in north China(1/3)

A public summer workshop introduces young participants to the traditional arts of shadow puppetry and marionette performance at a cultural center of Xiaoyi City in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Wu Xing, a national-level inheritor of Xiaoyi marionette opera, demonstrates the traditional performance art for children at a cultural center of Xiaoyi City in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)

Wu Xing, a national-level inheritor of Xiaoyi marionette opera, demonstrates the traditional performance art for children at a cultural center of Xiaoyi City in north China's Shanxi Province, July 23, 2026. (Photo provided to China News Service)