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Rugao elementary school students start new semester with interactive shadow puppetry event

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Updated: 2024-02-23

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Students at Rucheng Elementary School watch a Chinese shadow puppet show. [Photo/people.com.cn]

Rucheng Elementary School in Rugao, Nantong, Jiangsu province, organized an event on Feb 21 to bring intangible cultural heritage onto the campus. Students participated in activities such as watching shadow puppet performances and experiencing shadow puppet manipulation to learn about traditional Chinese culture.

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Students learn how to manipulate puppets. [Photo/people.com.cn]

Through firsthand experiences and interactive sessions, the students gained a deeper understanding of the art of shadow puppetry.