影戏,即人们常说的皮影戏。中国影戏有着悠久的历史,在晚唐五代时期就已形成。湖南影戏出现较晚,据目前所发现的资料来看,大致是明末清初时,在湖南衡阳一带形成。湖南影戏虽然晚出,但其地域色彩鲜明,境内流传有皮影和纸影。湖南影戏虽然很有特色,而且在境内流布范围亦极为广泛也很活跃,但是人们对其研究 Shadow play, people often say that shadow play. Chinese movie play has a long history, which was formed in the late Tang and Five Dynasties. Hunan film show later, according to the information found so far, roughly the Ming and early Qing dynasties, the formation of the Hengyang area in Hunan. Hunan film although late, but its bright colors, the territory of a shadow and paper shadow. Hunan film although very unique, but also in the territory of a very wide range of distribution is also very active, but people study it