历史悠久的中国木偶、皮影戏,堪称民族文化的活态瑰宝。长期以来,辉煌的木偶皮影艺术令人啧啧称道,尤其宋、明、清三代达及鼎盛。当时,木偶皮影剧团星罗棋布,遍及南北城乡,尤以湖南和河北两省最多,分别达1500多个,所演剧目已至上万,系受众面最大的重要剧种。 A historic Chinese puppet, shadow play, called the treasures of national culture. For a long time, brilliant puppet shadow art is commendable, especially the Song, Ming and Qing dynasties reached its peak. At that time, the Puppet Theater was spread all over North and South urban and rural areas, especially in Hunan and Hebei Provinces, with more than 1,500 respectively. The repertoire has reached over 10,000 and is the largest and most important operas in the audience.