Editor's note: China's shadow puppetry is a form of theater. It uses silhouette figures made from leather or paper to perform traditional plays against an illuminated cloth screen. It was inscribed on ...

As darkness descends upon Chenqiyuan Village in northwest China, the spotlight shines on Jing Tingyou, 83, as his nightly spectacle commences. Jing, a skilled shadow puppet master, takes center stage ...

Shadow puppetry is an art form that requires nothing more than a light source, a surface to project that light onto, and a shadow-casting object that moves between the two. It's also an ancient ...