An inheritor delivers a shadow puppet show at the eighth China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo in Jinan, East China’s Shandong province, on Thursday. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The ...

Shadow puppets flitting across screens and reliving ... For the Chinese, the show is the forerunner of cinema – in the Chinese language the word “cinema” literally means “electric shadow”.

Carefully cut out the puppet figures along the dotted lines. Colour in the puppets and attach each to a stick using tape or glue. Carefully cut a large hole in the front of the box. Tape the white ...

Carefully cut out the puppet figures along the dotted lines. Colour in the puppets and attach each to a stick using tape or glue. Carefully cut a large hole in the front of the box. Tape the white ...

Four colourful human-like puppets performed on stage to promote a cultural heritage event in China. Footage shows the ...