Folk artists perform Shadow plays in Muchangkou Village, Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 29, 2007. Shadow play is a traditional folk performing art in China, in which performers play leather puppets behind a white cloth to depict a story. Shadow puppets are made from high-quality donkey's hide, shadow play are projected onto a thin curtain by background lighting, performers manipulate sticks to move figures behind the curtain while local music and songs are dubbed.(Xinhua Photo)
