Twin Lotus Flowers on One Stalk: On the Art of Puppetry in Hunan Province(1958)
49 min · Animation · Directed by Bingduo Xu
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Documentary introducing the origin, development and current situation of puppet and shadow puppet show, and analyzes the artistic characteristics of puppet show in portraying characters through performances such as "Arhat Playing Lion" and "Handling a Horse". Through the performances of "Monkey Brother" and "Turtle and Crane", the proficient skills of shadow puppetry in character portrayal are introduced
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