Shadow puppet life

Rudy 2022-12-12 03:33:23


My father likes to watch shadow puppets. Also, like to take me to see it.

In the village, when there is a birthday party for the elderly, or when a child is drinking under the full moon, in the evening, some people will invite a shadow puppet troupe. Of course, it must be a well-off family, and there are elders in the family who like to be lively and like to watch dramas.

In the 1980s, movies were still a rarity, sought after by young people, but not by the elderly, and more expensive. Huagu opera is even more extravagant. The old man likes to watch shadow puppets when he has a lot of fun and is addicted to dramas.

A pretend bucket is a stage. White cloth curtains, yellowed, surround three people who play and sing. The light bulb lights up, the erhu pulls up, the shadow moves, the old people in the audience go silent, and the children circle the stage. Although I am also a child, I like to sit next to my father and listen quietly to those words that I do not understand.

The most frightening thing is that a chair is placed on the edge of the curtain, and an old lady slowly walks out, sits down, and sings slowly.

My favorite is a fierce general. With the hurried footsteps of Deng Deng Deng, the killing general will appear, and the enemy general will fight in the dark.

I've never ordered dramas, and I don't really know which books are popular in dramas and zaju. Anyway, the first person my father likes is Li Yuanba and the second is Xue Pinggui.

It's probably "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "Wang Baochuan".

There is also a drama, "Little Guxian", which my father likes very much. It tells the story of a wicked mother-in-law and a wise daughter-in-law and a wise little sister-in-law.

In addition to watching dramas, it is also my father's pleasure to teach me dramas and reason.

And I am more fascinated by the mysterious person behind the magical curtain, the mysterious shadow.

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feet of raw silk as a stage, all relying on ten fingers to play witty.

Doing everything in one go, dancing millions of soldiers with both hands.

A piece of cowhide is actually happy, angry, sad and happy, and half of the face is loyal, treacherous and virtuous.



According to legend, shadow play originated in the Western Han Dynasty.

After Mrs. Li's death, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty fell ill with thoughts.

There was someone in the palace who cut the figure of Li's figure out of plain paper and placed it in front of the lamp. Emperor Wu looked at the figure on the screen, resembling Mrs. Li, and his illness was getting better. This is the prototype of shadow puppetry.

Later, the easily broken paper shadows were replaced by wear-resistant shadow puppets, and together with music and singing, a shadow puppet show was gradually formed.

Xing in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

The Song Dynasty was very prosperous, and there were shadow puppet performances in "Across the River During Qingming Festival".

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Played Zhang Yimou's film "Alive" in Thunder.

Although I prefer Yu Hua's novels, although the movie has changed a lot of plots, I still think it's not bad.

In particular, the shadow puppet play is very well added.

When Fugui was gambling excessively, the arrogance of the shadow puppet singer was brought to life by Ge You.

On the last night, the game was full of twists and turns, and the shadow puppet show changed again and again.

When he arrived in Fugui, he made a living with shadow puppets, and then sang that romantic scene again.

A box of shadow puppets accompanied Fugui to the battlefield, walked past the dead, walked out of the PLA troops, walked back to their hometown, and walked through the Great Leap Forward. Finally, in the raging fire of the Four Olds, it was reduced to ashes.

My favorite part is that Youqing brought the hot and sour soup prepared by her mother to her father who sang shadow puppets. Shadow puppets and his son are the treasures of Fugui. The old man who beat his son did not apologize, but he still thought about it in his heart. Urged his wife to call his son to listen. Knowing that Youqing was angry, Jiazhen coaxed her son to let his father drink jealousy and prank his father. Youqing happily held the tea with a lot of vinegar and spicy peppers, but was fascinated by the shadow play sung by his father. And Fugui was singing very hard, and he got tea from his smiling son, and it was a pleasure to drink.

A mouthful of hot and sour soup, all spit on the curtain.

Full house.

Rejoice in suffering, the more bitter, the more joy.

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  • Xu Fugui: What did you name our son?

    Xu Jiazhen: "Don't Gamble".

  • Xu Fugui: If Youqing does as daddy says, our lives will get better and better. Our family is like a little chicken. When it grows up, it becomes a goose and that will turn into a sheep. The sheep will turn into an ox.

    Xu Youqing: And after the ox?

    Xu Fugui: After the ox is Communism, and there will be dumplings and meat every day.