Shadow play is a folk art form in China. Gansu Longdong shadow play is mainly distributed in Pingliang and Qingyang counties, and the triangle bordering Shaanxi and Ningxia in the east is relatively concentrated. Longdong shadow play was very popular in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with handsome and generous shape and tall outline. Fine and smooth carving, paying attention to the decorative effect of patterns; Strong color contrast, lively; The combination and decomposition of the shadow puppeteer's body parts are reasonable, so the performance is very flexible, which fully embodies the artistic style of rough and refined, unrestrained and uninhibited. In the picture, the two pieces on the left are the heads of the jade emperor's shadow play, and the stone is the head of the old gentleman. Carving is complicated and fine, flexible and vivid, with red, yellow, black and green as the main colors, and the patterns are staggered and particularly rich. The jade emperor carved in the sun, with flat eyes, small mouth and straight nose, which seemed peaceful and generous; The old gentleman in Taishang is carved in the shade of the tree, with round eyes, a pimple nose, a prominent forehead and a large backward crown, which looks lean and energetic.

Among them, Longdong shadow play:

The creative tussah of Longdong shadow play is good at exaggeration and deformation. The characters have big heads and small bodies, narrow bodies and wide bottoms, and their arms are knee-high. Facial images are generally positive except for three-quarters and a half sides of individual clowns and ghosts. The design law of facial mask is basically the same as that of Shaanxi Guanzhong Shaanxi Opera facial mask, which is black loyalty, white treachery, red fierceness, brave flower and emptiness (that is, positive engraving). Other films, such as Gong Shuai Zhang, Several Cases, Gums and Animals, Flowers and other props, have a compressed structure and a slightly stronger perspective, which is lower than that of shadow people. Longdong Shadow Play uses young black bull cowhide, which is moderate in thickness, firm, flexible and green. The cowhide is scraped and dried until it is bright and transparent. First, draw a sample on the cowhide lightly, and then carve or chisel it with various knives. After that, the transparent water color is used, and the colors are generally not harmonious, so it is pure and beautiful, and the contrast is strong. After cutting and coloring, ironing is the most critical and difficult step. After the water comes out and dries, you can go on stage for binding combination. Shadow play focuses on the performance effect, because all parts of the characters in the shadow play can move, and the melodious singing makes it have strong local characteristics and folk flavor. There are many plays in Longdong shadow play. In the picture, Luo Tong swept the north for the romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. The characters and props are carefully carved, so the actions and plots when you perform will be fascinating.