Missing shadow play

□ He Xu

Today, with the popularity of movies and television, thinking of the ancient shadow drama in the countryside seems to have become a distant history, disappear in people's memory, and go away.

At that time, the shadow drama was performed in the field full of soil. In the memory, the sunset accepted the last touch of Yu Guang, and the masters and apprentices who sang the film drama picked a pair of wooden boxes. In my young heart, watching shadow play is a sacred thing. Therefore, there is still some time before the official stage, and my friends and I have arrived early. After the shadow player and apprentice, after a little cigarette tea, prepare for the setting stage, and use the blue -gray curtain to make a two -meter -to -meter stage. Our children's probe drilled into the brain, and there were many thin ropes inside, full of shadow people, and also with drums, gongs, crickets, horns, erhu and other instruments.

At night, the children in the village were contained in small foods such as fried seeds, high beams, and broad beans and soy beans that had long been prepared by mothers. They moved bamboo chair benches to take advantage of the favorable terrain. Just listening to the sound of the mule, Hu Qin played, Hong Liang's voice sang, and the shadow characters appeared on the curtain. Under the operation of the artist, the shadow to the left, then to the right, holding their legs, swinging their hands, shame, it was the evil hand, and it was shame. Interesting; when the drama was angry, the shadow fought with a big knife and a spear, which caused a while to drink.

In memory, there are many songs in the shadow play, such as "Three Bone Bone Essence", "White Snake Biography", "Yang Family General", "Sui and Tang Dynasties", "Xue Gang anti -Tang", etc. Some dramas are staged for several days. Some play only one night. The stage was on the stage. For a while, the heroes were competing, the wolf smoke, thousands of horses, swords and swords. The scene changes with the plot, the heavenly court, the villages in the city, the mountains and rivers, the birds and the beasts, all in the finger. Although the shadow of the donkey is small and small, the tunes that are long or half -white and half -white can still attract many villagers. When singing to the climax, thunderous applause and applause will erupt. As people often say "silver lights reflect thousands of generals, one box to accommodate millions of soldiers."

At that time, my grandmother would take me to watch the shadow play on important festivals. After the performance, my grandmother showed a kind smile and said to me, "Watch the drama, better than the world." Don't look down on this little shadow drama, there are stories of removing evil and goodness in the play, and the truth of filial piety and gratitude. There is a way of integrity and fairness. Grandma's words, together with the magical light and shadow, deeply embedded my young heartfield.

The popularity of computers has long disappeared in people's vision, and can only see its scarce figure in tourist attractions in ancient town. Deep in my memory, I miss the happy time of watching shadow play when I miss.

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