中國皮影戲

中國皮影戲

Chinese Shadow Puppet Play

中國皮影戲，又稱“影子戲”或“燈影戲”，是中國民間古老的傳統藝術。2011年，中國皮影戲入選聯合國教科文組織“人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄”。同學們有看過皮影戲嗎？知道皮影人物是用什么做的嗎？聽說過皮影戲的傳說嗎？我們一起來了解一下吧。

by 璇璣

本篇適合：朗讀、挑戰

Chinese Shadow（影子）puppet（人偶）play（戲）is an old folk art（民間藝術）. Shadow puppets were made from the skin（皮）of animals. That’s why their Chinese name is pi ying.

It is said that more than（超過）2000 years ago, Emperor（帝王）Wu’s wife died from illness. The emperor was very sad. His minister（大臣）, Li Shaoweng, one day saw a child playing with a doll（娃娃）and he noticed the shadows on the floor were vivid（栩栩如生）. Then Li went back home and made a puppet of the emperor’s wife. He used cotton（棉花）and silk（絲綢）, and put sticks（木棍）on the puppet’s hands and feet to make it easy to move.

When night came, he put up a curtain（簾子）, lit a candle（蠟燭）, and invited the emperor to sit before the curtain. Li moved the puppet from behind the curtain. The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and was very happy. After that the shadow puppet play became the emperor’s favorite pastime（消遣）.

The shadow puppets all have a large head and a small body. A man has a big head and a square（方形）face and a tall strong body. A woman has a thin face, a small mouth and slim（苗條的）body.

A shadow puppet troupe（戲班）is made up of（組成）five people. One moves the puppets, one sings and the other three play musical instruments（樂器）.

判斷對錯。正確的填T，錯誤的填F。

( ) Shadow puppet play is a new folk art.

( ) Shadow puppets are made from the skin of animals.

( ) The emperor loved his wife very much.

( ) Li Shaoweng moved the puppet in front of the curtain.

( ) A man puppet has a small head and a tall strong body.