China's 24 Solar Terms, the ancient Chinese knowledge of dividing a year through the observation of the sun's annual motion, was inscribed on the World Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2016.

Shadow puppets flitting across screens and reliving age old stories have fascinated Chinese people for some 2,000 years, but falling audiences mean troupes are having to be creative to stay on the ...

Carefully cut out the puppet figures along the dotted lines. Colour in the puppets and attach each to a stick using tape or glue. Carefully cut a large hole in the front of the box. Tape the white ...

celebrating the ancient art of Chinese puppetry. They are beautiful, magical, and mysterious. The Chinese shadow puppets are close to 100 years old. They are featured in a new exhibit called ...

Yichang, China - January 16, 2025 [Note: no sound] Tian Tian, an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, shows shadow puppets such as zodiac snakes and drama characters at the Xiling Temple ...

Malaysian college lecturer Ahnaf Hakimi Ahmad hopes to save the ancient tradition of shadow puppetry using 3D-printed figures controlled by robotics instead of people. “Wayang kulit”, a ...

A lighting show featuring Chinese shadow puppetry tells a story in Shanghai's Jing'an district. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Lighting shows featuring diverse themes, such as painting ...