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Yingmin Junior High School (2003 CyberFair Project ID 2563)
Taiwan, Kaohsiung
Official Status: Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 8. Local Music and Art Forms

We estimate 5 student(s) from 13 to 14 will work on this entry.

Description of Our Community: Taiwan Kaohsiung, the land we were grown, animportant region that the puppet shadow show was developed. The early development of the puppet shadow show were mainly located at Ping-Tung and Kaohsiung, and highly concentrated there. In now days, Kaohsiung Country becomes as the origin and the center for research and development of puppet shadow show. The puppet shadow show was one of an ancient and traditional skills, A delicated and well fabricated leather puppet accompany with the shadow of light often caught the harmony and stirred the imagination of audience. In the past days, we have experience of attending the festival of local temple, A group of people usually gathered and watched the show" Monkey King- Sun Wu kong with big magical power?h. However, it get less chance now! Let's return the old Kaohsiung and share the shadow together.

Project Description: Puppet shadow show, or called?gthe monkey show of the skin and drama of the skin?h, is a traditional skill of the ancient China,streamed to Taiwan from Guangdong.It was one of a favorite show at southern Taiwan,While it get fade now. Seeing Leather-pulpit show for old generation is as well as young people seeing a movie.?uTung-Hwa Leather Pulpit Regiment?vhave been as a important role in the development of the puppet shadow at Kaohsiung , The initiator- Chang Tar Chun,who created the golden stage of Taiwan Leather Pulpit Show,In this way we could learn the change of different era both in political and social though the time period and the content of the show. The puppet shadow show use the reflection of the light and present it at the screen , mix with the change in action and color , and use the clever hands,make the pulpit as lifelike. It is really a magic. And always stir the inner of audience with applause,Let us share its wonder together.

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