Huanxian Daoqing Shadow Play is an ancient local traditional art and a widely circulated puppet play among the people. The fusion of Qinlong culture and surrounding ethnic cultures, as well as the combination of ancient Taoist sentiment and shadow puppetry, is a product.
It is said that it originated in the Song Dynasty and is popularly known as "lantern play", "small play" and "old Taoist sentiment". During the development and evolution of thousands of years, she adopted the means of "performing stories by means of light, shadow and voice", "integrating the great achievements of Chinese shadow play and the essence of local authentic folk art", integrating folk music, art and oral literature, and becoming the local people to pour out their feelings, enrich cultural life, and undertake sacrifices, customs, vows The comprehensive art of festivals and other customs. Its value is mainly reflected in its beautiful and unique Daoist music singing style, as well as exquisite shadow puppetry production and performance. During the performance of the theatrical troupe, one person at the front desk performs with a pole, and takes on the role of sitting, singing, and reciting for all characters. Four or five people at the back stage accompany and "mahuang", creating a harmonious and rugged singing style with a unique style. Daoqing music is a fine-tuning style, divided into "hurt tone" and "flower tone", sung at two speeds: Tanban and Feiban, with both Qupai and Banban styles coexisting. Among the more than 180 plays sung, ancient cultural symbols such as "pictures" and "scrolls" are still preserved to this day. The thousands of original Qing Dynasty shadow puppetry pieces currently in the collection and among the people, with wonderful ideas and delicate and realistic carvings, have high artistic and research value.