With a loud and clear melody, the play began at the Jietou Primary School Shadow Puppetry Workshop in Dongqiao Town, Xiangdong District, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province! Today, let's let Nezha make a scene in the sea together! ”After the curtain, Ding Yong, the representative inheritor of the provincial intangible cultural heritage of Xiangdong Shadow Puppetry, spoke like a bell and placed several bamboo control sticks in the hands of the children. The drums and gongs beat louder and louder, and Nezha somersaulted and roared while stepping on the drum beats. Finally, he stood on the waves and suddenly flew into the air, battling with the green dragon. The shrimp soldiers and crab generals also trembled, and for a moment, the sound of "killing" echoed everywhere - although still with a hint of milk. Master Ding has been teaching at school for many years. The school shadow puppetry class can independently perform plays such as "Cockfighting" and "Journey to the West". Despite their young age, they are experts in shadow puppetry! ”Zhou Dengke, the headmaster of Jietou Primary School, was full of pride in his words. "We have also developed school-based textbooks and shadow puppetry exercises, so that children can understand and even fall in love with this local art." Xiangdong shadow puppetry is a traditional drama popular in Pingxiang. Its shape draws on the characteristics of folk embroidery and Paper Cuttings. With smooth lines, bright colors, and strong decoration, it is a provincial intangible cultural heritage of Jiangxi. My ancestors all sang shadow puppetry, and I am the fifth generation inheritor. In earlier years, our fellow villagers competed to have us perform. Unexpectedly, after the popularization of television, the theater troupe began to decline, and everyone had to go their separate ways. "Looking back on the past, Ding Yongfa sighed deeply," I guarded all my belongings and swore to keep the craftsmanship left by our ancestors. But whether it could be passed down, I didn't know at that time... "The turning point happened in 2015. Encouraged by the government, Ding Yongfa went to Kaifeng, Henan to participate in the Chinese Folk Literature and Art Mountain Flower Award Competition. With his performance in "Yang Zongbao Breaks the Formation," he won a silver medal and reignited hope, "firmly believing in the inheritance of shadow puppetry. So Ding Yongfa boldly innovated the Xiangdong shadow puppetry, blending the charm of folk tunes such as tea picking opera and flower drum opera into his singing style, artistically processing the characters and scenes, and combining with the history of Xiangdong to create more than 40 new plays such as "Seeing Death as Returning to He Zhuying", "Lu Xin Protecting the Seedlings", "ballast stone", and "Sweet Honey's Business". The new play has been arranged, and I have gathered audience opinions from stage performances. I also participated in academic conferences to actively speak and invite experts to provide suggestions, "Ding Yongfa said." The process was very difficult, but I enjoyed it. After all, I like to be an actor, not an audience! "Xiangdong District in Pingxiang City actively used various exhibitions, performances, tourism promotions, and other opportunities to build a platform for the dissemination of shadow puppetry, inviting the Xiangdong Shadow Puppetry Troupe to teach in communities and campuses. Slowly, Xiangdong shadow puppetry moved from rural stages to the masses. We are promoting the digitalization project of intangible cultural heritage art, inviting inheritors of intangible cultural heritage to record and organize the Xiangdong Shadow Puppetry plays, singing styles, shadow puppet shapes, etc. into a book, which can not only preserve precious materials, but also use artificial intelligence to transform them into new media works with internet sense in the future, allowing more people to understand the culture of Xiangdong District, "He Liang, director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Center of Xiangdong District Cultural Center in Pingxiang City, told reporters. Under the influence of his father, Ding Wu, the son of Ding Yongfa, abandoned his career and returned to his hometown to pick up the shadow puppetry pole, becoming a new generation inheritor. He established a shadow puppetry troupe, upgraded and renovated shadow puppetry props, lighting, and sound systems, launched various cultural and creative peripherals, and created the Xiangdong Shadow Puppetry Hall. There are hundreds of shadow puppetry collections in the museum, as well as a stage and a tea room. Everyone can enjoy tea and listen to the performances, and the venues are packed. However, the space is too small, and I have been selecting a location recently to expand the scale of the venue. "Ding Wu looked at the time and said," It's time to teach students how to sing. "He invited the reporter to join him. At the Shadow Play Club of Xiangdong Vocational School, Ding Wu led his students to learn singing line by line. The students straightened their chests and sang loudly in unison, singing the story of the martyr He Zhuying in Xiangdong District. Shadow puppetry sounds and techniques may seem simple, but learning them is not easy. But I am very interested in this and will keep learning. ”After class, Nie Zhongyang, a student from Xiangdong Vocational School, told reporters, "I am from Pingxiang. During my study of opera, I learned about Pingxiang's red history and culture, felt the beauty of opera, and felt proud of Pingxiang from the bottom of my heart