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Xi'an's shadow puppetry
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A selection of shadow puppets are on display in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN
A selection of shadow puppets are on display in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A selection of shadow puppets are on display in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A detail of a shadow puppet is shown in this photo taken in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN
A detail of a shadow puppet is shown in this photo taken in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A detail of a shadow puppet is shown in this photo taken in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A detail of a shadow puppet is shown in this photo taken in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN
A detail of a shadow puppet is shown in this photo taken in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A detail of a shadow puppet is shown in this photo taken in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A shadow puppetry show is staged in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN
A shadow puppetry show is staged in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A shadow puppetry show is staged in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A butterfly earring made of a shadow puppet is on display in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN
A butterfly earring made of a shadow puppet is on display in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

A butterfly earring made of a shadow puppet is on display in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. /CGTN

Northwest China's Xi'an is famous for its shadow puppet shows. Each leather puppet can have as many as 20 moving parts. In recent years, this traditional art has been embraced by the world of fashion.

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