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Shadow puppet plays（皮影戏）
Every Saturday，Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi'an. The audience （观众） can hear but they cannot see them. That is they are putting on a shadow puppet play.
Shadow puppets are made of hard leather （皮革）. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person，an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted bright colors and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable （可移动的） arms and legs.
During a shadow puppet play，Wang behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets' shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different .
Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. In the past，the audience were to watching them after dinner. Now with TV and films，shadow puppet plays are not asas before.
Wang and his friends often work very for little money，but they do not mind. They will never give up putting on shadow puppet plays there is no audience. Although they are common people，they want（10）this traditional art form （形式） alive in China. Chinese people should pass on their excellent traditional culture.
