Research On The Protection And Inheritance Of Zengdu Shadow Puppetry

Shadow Puppetry is a kind of folk drama in our country.It is also called "litter skin play" and "shadow play." The shadow puppetry is usually performed at night.It is necessary to set up a white curtain,and the shadow person is projected on the screen through the light source behind the curtain.The art of shadow drama can be traced back to the Song Dynasty.It is an indispensable treasure in China's folk custom culture.It was listed by UNESCO as a world intangible cultural heritage protection list at the end of 2011.As a member of the Chinese Shadow Puppetry,Zengdu Shadow Puppetry was also included in the Hubei provincial intangible cultural heritage list in 2011.Zengdu shadow puppetry originated from the North Road and was introduced by Xinyang in Henan in the late Qing Dynasty.It fully absorbed the elements of Suizhou Huagu Opera,folk songs,minors,dialects,folk customs and other elements,forming a unique shadow art in Suizhou.However,with the development of society,people's quality of life has been improved and entertainment has emerged in an endless stream.The living environment of Zengdu Shadow Puppetry has been severely hit,and it is facing a crisis of decline.This article takes Zengdu shadow puppetry as the research object,analyzes the status quo of its protection and inheritance,explores its protection and inheritance dilemma and inherits the way out.The article is divided into six parts.The first part analyzes the research background,significance and status quo of the Zengdu shadow puppetry,establishes the research framework of this paper,and lays a foundation for the study.The second part deeply studies the origin and characteristics of Zengdu shadow puppetry,and clarifies the strong place of Zengdu shadow puppetry.The third part describes the protection and inheritance of Zengdu shadow puppetry from three aspects:the protection and protection institutions(Zengdu District Non-material Cultural Heritage Protection Center,Zengdu District Xiangyin Art Troupe),the protection inheritance system,and the main ways of inheritance the current situation;the fourth part discusses the difficulties and imminent problems in inheritance,organizational system,and funding in the protection and inheritance of Zengdu shadow puppetry based on the previous analysis;the fifth part proposes protection for various problems in the fourth part.The measures for inheriting Zengdu shadow puppetry;the sixth part summarizes the full text and gives the research conclusions of this paper,and the prospect of future research.Through the study of this paper,we find that Zengdou Shadow puppetry is currently facing the predicament of no shadow success,lack of follow-up organization,lack of organization system,lack of funds,lack of research,etc.In response to these problems,this paper suggests that it is possible to strengthen youth education by establishing government-led institutional policies,attracting private investment,promoting the industrialization of Zengdu Shadow Puppetry,making Zengdu shadow puppetry return to the market,and strengthening academic research on the protection and inheritance of shadow puppetry.The propaganda and education methods promote the protection and inheritance of Zengdu shadow puppetry.