Taishan Shadow Puppetry can be regarded as a living literary fossil. It has a history of more than a hundred years. Fan Zheng’an, the sixth-generation inheritor, performs the unique Chinese shadow puppetry skill ‘Ten not Idle’, which enjoys the reputation of ‘a unique Chinese skill’ and has obtained the title of intangible cultural heritage. In material selection, Taishan Shadow Puppetry uses pure donkey hide.
The cutting technique is concise and lively. The coloring is in strong contrast. Mostly traditional folk colors such as red, green, yellow and purple are used. In carving, it is generalized as much as possible. Most of the character models adopt realistic techniques. The cutting is simple and unadorned, rough and bold. There are many fighting scenes of shadow figures in the play during the performance, which contains the bold folk customs and emotions of people in Shandong. In addition to enjoying dramas, the shadow puppetry product ‘Taishan Shigandang’ has become a handicraft with unique Taishan characteristics, loved by the majority of tourists and collected by collectors at home and abroad. Opening hours: Open all year round from 09:00 to 18:00. Performance times: 10:00, 15:00, 16:00, and 17:00.Taishan Shadow Puppetry (Tai’an Impression Store)
Taishan Shadow Puppetry can be regarded as a living literary fossil. It has a history of more than a[...]
