The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.

在古代，和看电影最酷似的事情是去看皮影戏。

Shadow play is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images.

皮影是一种使用不透明物来娱乐以及讲故事的古老形式。经常会以一个清晰的人物照出现在被照亮的背景幕的前面，来产生运动图像效果的幻影。

Sanxiang City Express reported that several performers from the Hunan Puppet Show and Shadow Play Theatre came and performed for citizens at Yunlu Palace on the mountain.

据三湘快报报道，来自湖南木偶戏和影子戏剧院的一批幕后演员在岳麓山游乐场为广大市民送来了精彩表演。

This paper makes detailed description and analysis of the shadow play performance-related votive ceremony in eastern Hebei Province and its activities.

本文对冀东地区与影戏演出有关的还愿仪式及其中的影戏展演活动进行了详尽地描述与分析。

Shadow play could be traced back to Tang and Wudai Dynasty, Which was boomed in Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasty.

皮影戏起源于唐、五代，繁荣于宋、元、明、清，至今已有一千多年的历史。

Shadow play is vivid and also very interesting.

你看这皮影戏，既生动又有趣。

The third chapter study the Hu Nan folk shadow play.

第三章为湖南民间皮影戏的剧本形制及其表演.

The three generations of the family have devoted to this art industry of shadow play.

一家三代人都从事皮影艺术事业.

Nanbu Why do you want to do paper-cutting and shadow play onto the trash can?

南部县为什么要将剪纸与皮影搬上垃圾桶呢？

Shadow play has different styles and schools in different regions of China.

皮影戏在中国不同地区有不同的风格和流派。