Like Peking Opera and other traditional national arts in China, Piyingxi or the shadow play show, (know) as a Chinese (culture) heritage, has spread to many countries. Vivid design and a rich variety of (color), beautiful costumes, change of lighting, and unique singing, together make up the fascinating world of a shadow play.
As old form of storytelling and entertainment, shadow play artists use plain figures in front of a bright cloth (create) the illusion (错觉) of moving images. The figures are usually moved people behind a thin screen. Shadow play is not (entire) a show of shadows, but rather a show of silhouettes (剪影).
That day I (watch) a shadow play show at the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, and was fascinated by the wonderful (perform). Most young people have little understanding of what a shadow play is，despite its 2000-year-old history. It is a pity that nowadays young people don't know how to appreciate this traditional art, is our precious folk art. Let's preserve it!
