皮影艺术是凝结了中华民族世代民间艺人智慧的民间艺术,它荟萃了剪纸、窗花、以及口技、地方戏等艺术形式,踪迹遍布华夏大地。关于皮影的起源众说纷纭,史学家推论的较为可信的皮影发源地是与西安相邻的华县,古时称华州,华县历朝历代人文鼎盛,为皮影艺术的发生与发展奠定了坚实的基础。中国的皮影戏在国际上的名字叫话 Shadow art is a folk art that condenses the wisdom of folk artists from generation to generation in the Chinese nation. It brings together many art forms such as paper cutting, window grilles, and mouth-operas and local operas, all covering the vast land of China. There are many different opinions about the origins of shadow puppets. The more credible origins of shadow puppets from historians are the Huaxian County adjoining Xi’an. In ancient times, it was said that the calendar period of Huizhou and Huaxian dynasties had flourished in humanities and laid a solid foundation for the occurrence and development of shadow puppets basis. China’s shadow play in the international name is called