陜西皮影

Shaanxi Shadow Show

皮影戲，世界上最古老的民間傳統(tǒng)藝術之一，它是手工藝術與戲劇的完美結合。

Shadow Show is one the oldest traditional folk arts in the world. It is a perfect combination of handicraft and drama.

皮影戲，唱腔板式齊備，表現形式豐富多樣，“一張牛皮道盡喜怒哀樂，半邊人臉收盡忠奸賢惡”。它在民間廣為流傳，被譽為“中華一絕”?！耙豢跀⒄f千古事，雙手對舞百萬兵”，這是對皮影戲的最高評價。

The show has its own complete singing patterns and rich and diverse forms of expression. "All facial expressions, sadness or sorrow, are carved out of cowhide, and all characters, uprightness or treachery, are vivified by a halved face". It is well received by Chinese people and has earned the reputation of "a unique art of China". One mouth tells stories of thousands of years; a pair of hands operates millions of soldiers. This is the highest evaluation of shadow show.

陜西皮影色彩鮮艷濃厚，主要采用紅、黃、藍、青、黑五種純色。皮影雕刻采用獨特的推皮走刀。所謂推皮走刀，即皮動刀不動，靠左手推動牛皮完成雕刻。刀功講究完美，一刀就能刻出人物的喜怒哀樂。臺上，皮影是一位活靈活現的“演員”，臺下，皮影是一件精美絕倫的藝術品。它玲瓏剔透，制作精美，帶著濃郁的地方特色，深受大眾喜愛。

Shaanxi shadow puppet is colored blazingly and gaily. Five main colors are employed, red, yellow, blue, green and black. In the production process, a unique carving skill is used, called pushing leather holding cutter, that is, the leather cutter must be held still while the leather is pushed by the left hand to complete the carving. At a single cutting stroke, various facial expressions are showed vividly and perfectly. On the stage, shadow puppet is a lively actor, while, off the stage, it is a fine handicraft. Carved finely and exquisitely, and featuring distinctive regional characteristics, it has been deeply loved by the public.

常言道：世界皮影看中國，中國皮影看陜西，陜西皮影看華縣，這足以表明華縣皮影藝術界重要地位。華縣皮影以其悠久的歷史、精制的造型、逼真形象、艷麗的色彩、濃郁的鄉(xiāng)土氣息，從眾多皮影戲中脫穎而出，堪稱藝術精品，皮影界的活化石。

As a saying goes, to appreciate good shadow puppet, go to China, better, Shaanxi, and the best, Huaxian, which shows the important position of Huaxian Shadow Puppet in the art field. For its long history, exquisite design, vivid image, voluptuous color and enriched native breath, Huaxian Shadow Show is known as a fine craftwork and living fossil of shadow puppet, standing out from many other shadow shows.