Every Saturday evening，many people come to an open square in a small town in Xi'an.They want to watch Chen Kun and his friends put on a play.（1）

D

D

That's because they are putting on a shadow puppet play（皮影戏）.
   （2）

A

A

The leather（皮革）is cut out in the shape of a person，an animal or an object.Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick.Some puppets have movable arms and legs.During a shadow puppet play，Chen and his friends stand behind a white screen with lights behind it.（3）

C

C

By the time the play starts，Chen and his friends will hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets' shadows clearly.Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.
   Shadow puppet plays are a traditional Chinese art.（4）

G

G

To encourage more young people to learn the skills of shadow puppet plays，Chen provides training courses for students to teach them how to make shadow puppets.
   Chen and his friends often work very hard for little money，but they do not mind it at all.（5）

E

E

Will you join them？

A.Shadow puppets are made of hard leather（皮革）. B.Many shadow puppet plays are about historical stories C.The audience（观众）sit in front of the screen. D.The audience can hear them but can not see them. E.They just want to keep this traditional art form alive. F.More and more students became interested in this traditional art form G.Now with TV and films appear，shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before.