Shadow plays are a traditional folk art, the origin of which can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty.(206BC-24AD). With puppets made out of cows leather or donkey hide,the shadow play figures of the Guanzhong area of Shaanxi Province are modeled on the stone relief patterns of the Han Dynasty,the academic-style painting of the Song Dynasty and folk paper-cuts. Guanzhong shadow play figures are popular with collectors and as home decorations.

  皮影戏是一种传统的民间艺术，它的起源可以追溯到西汉（公元前206-公元24）。木偶和牛皮革或毛驴皮一起，陕西省关中地区的皮影人物是仿照汉代，和宋代民间剪纸的学术风格的绘画石浮雕图案。关中皮影人物深受收藏家和作为家居装饰品的欢迎。