Chinese traditional shadow play performed in Brazil

Brazilian audience look at stage property of shadow play (traditional Chinese ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images) during the seventh puppet festival in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 5, 2009. As an invited special guest troupe, China's Tangshan shadow play troupe presented several shadow plays with traditional Chinese flavor here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Weihua)

A brazilian man takes photographs of a show of shadow play (traditional Chinese ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images) during the seventh puppet festival in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 5, 2009. As an invited special guest troupe, China's Tangshan shadow play troupe presented several shadow plays with traditional Chinese flavor here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Weihua)

A Brazilian child poses with a stage property of shadow play (traditional Chinese ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images) during the seventh puppet festival in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 5, 2009. As an invited special guest troupe, China's Tangshan shadow play troupe presented several shadow plays with traditional Chinese flavor here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Weihua)

A Brazilian child tries a stage property of shadow play (traditional Chinese ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images) during the seventh puppet festival in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 5, 2009. As an invited special guest troupe, China's Tangshan shadow play troupe presented several shadow plays with traditional Chinese flavor here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Chen Weihua)

Brazilian audience look at stage property of shadow play (traditional Chinese ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images) during the seventh puppet festival in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, on Aug. 5, 2009. As an invited special guest troupe, China's Tangshan shadow play troupe presented several shadow plays with traditional Chinese flavor here on Wednesday.