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’[1],’sintangibleculturalheritage:BeijingOpera[2].ThisworkisdesignedtobededicatedtoshowyouthetraditionalartoftheancientChinesemainlandintheformofagame.

WehopeyoucanenjoyandinteractwiththeintangibleculturalheritageofancientChinaframebyframe.Meanwhile,“nostalgia”optioninthegamesettingswilladdatranslucentmaskonthegamescreensoastomakethewholegamemoreclosetotherealeffectofenjoyingShadowPuppets.

Thecharactersinthework:Realshadowpuppetsaredisassembledintosmallpartswhichthen,arescannedandsplicedtogetherbytheprogram,withthemodeofoperationofusingaphysicalenginetosimulaterealShadowPuppets.ThestoryandmusicofthegamearederivedfromthefamousBeijingOpera“TheLuckyPurse”andtheactressisvoicedbyaprofessionalPekingOperaactor.

Theworkalsoincludesahiddenlevel,ahiddenskill,ahiddenweapon.

WehopeyoucanappreciatethewonderfulsparksofthecollisionofthemosttraditionalandfolkartofancientChina,andmodernvideogames.

[1]ShadowsPuppetsisfirstrecordedin“HanShu”intheHanDynasty(about100B.C.):EmperorWuoftheHanDynastywasextremelysadafterhisbelovedwifedied,sotheministermadetheimageofhiswifewithcottonandsilk,andinstalledthewoodenpolesashandsandfeet,thenafterplacingthecurtain,theministerlightthecandleandinvitedEmperorWutoenjoy,soastoalleviatehisfeelingsofmissing,whichwasrecordedin“HanShu”andisconsideredastheearliestsourceofShadowPuppets.

[2]BeijingOperaoriginatedintheperiodofEmperorQianlongofQingDynasty(inabout1790)whenlocaloperateamsfromallovermainlandChinagatheredinBeijingtocelebrateQianlong’sbirthday,withitsheydayofadramastagebeingsetupeverydozensofstepswithdifferentaccentsfromXihuaGatetoGaoliangBridgeoutsideXizhiGate.BeijingOperaismainlyfinallyformedbythecommunicationandfusionoffourfamousHuiCombooriginallyintheSouthanddramateamsfromalloverthecountry.