Huaxian Shadow Of The Artistic Spirit

Shadow play could be traced back to Tang and Wudai Dynasty, Which was boomed in Song,Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasty. And its history is over 1000 years. Just as other Fork Arts, it was combined with the sortilege, religion and folk-customs when it was born. In order to study its spiritual essence, we need to have the knowledge of Folklore, Theology,Psychology, and even the thinking system of Chinese Philosophy. Compared Shadow Paly in Huaxian County with those in other places, Huaxian Shadow Play is an outstanding representative of Chinese Shadow Play in many aspects. Its mature and complete system was deeply influenced by the Sortilege and Totem Culture at the beginning, and the various local cultures in Guanzhong Region made great impact on it during its process of development, Finally Huaxian Shadow Play formed its own art style and taste when it began to focus on people's real life. Although it is a peasants'art which is born and develop in the country, Its relationship with the folk-customs and religion established its status in Chinese Culture History.