Research On Dressing Of Shaanxi Huaxian Shadow Puppets

Shaanxi Huaxian Shadow Puppets are kept today as an ancient art form. Itsgeographical characteristics, deep-rooted cultural connotations and artistic charm arenot only an evidence of the research on Chinese history and tradition, but also serve asa valuable example for the innovation of modern arts. The research in this articlestarts from the clothing matching arts of the Shaanxi Huaxian Shadow Puppets andthen specifies in the shape of the shadow puppets. This is a new view of the deep andsystematic research on Shadow Puppets Arts, which offers a new trial for itsdevelopment.Shaanxi Huaxian Shadow Puppets is beautifully shaped and well made. Theaesthetic value, historical value, and its unique regional characteristics provide aspecial window for us to grasp the Chinese tradition and history. As one of thetraditional classic art, it’s full of research value, which is a concentrate on thenumerous factors of the development history of China. Shaanxi is the main birthplaceof the Yellow River basin culture, what’s more, Xi’an once was the capital of13dynasties, all these had a far-reaching impact on the formation and development ofShadow Puppets. These provide a base background for rich and research on HuaxianShadow Puppets and also give an important proof for deep research. Huaxian ShadowPuppets is a folk art form affected by Qin Opera which was developed into a specialseeing and singing art. The original art form, beautiful shape and the well matchedclothing constitute the regional characteristics of Huaxian Shadow Puppets. Possessedof refulgent history, although Huaxian Shadow Puppets was once glorious, it survivesin rough reality. Especially the impact and the challenge of modern culture urged thetraditional classic to make a choice. Therefore how to follow the trend so we can carryfoeward and develop the national traditional culture is the original intention and coreof the article.This article is composed of four chapters. By using professional perspective, thearticle analyses the dressing characteristics, evolution process of the Huaxian ShadowPuppets during its development, and the impact of Qin Opera on its clothing andshape. According to the history of Shadow Puppets, stress the analysis of the shape, design and color, and find the breakthrough for the combination of modern design andShadow puppets elements. This article will give example analysis and practice toresearch the topic and give complete and deep knowledge of the traditional ShadowPuppets art, and will also provide references for the innovation by the researchfindings.The remained data of Huaxian Shadow Puppets are limited and scattered,however, we still wish this paper can provide readers a complete cognition of HuaxianShadow Puppets.