Dianxi Yiben | A New Year Exhibition at Nanchizi Art Museum

Traditional intangible cultural heritage art forms such as shadow puppetry and paper cutting ✂️ are on display in a Chinese garden-style exhibition hall. Nanchizi Art Museum 🏛️ is hosting a new exhibition with a strong New Year flavor, which is a feast for the eyes and a great photo opportunity. Dianxi Yiben 🎭, where visitors become part of the play, gazing at the classics and conversing with time and space. 🎭 Dianxi Yiben: Traditional Shadow Puppetry and Contemporary Art Exhibition ⏳ Exhibition period: December 19, 2024–March 23, 2025 (closed on Mondays) 📍 Address: Nanchizi Art Museum 🕙 Opening hours: 10:00–13:00/14:00–17:00 (closed for one hour at noon) ✅ The exhibition combines modern art with traditional intangible cultural heritage, with nearly 30 pieces (sets) of works covering shadow puppetry, paper cutting ✂️, installation art, painting 🖼️, etc. The exhibits are mainly large in size and highly ornamental. ✅ The use of 🏮 light and shadow in the exhibition is a plus, especially for shadow puppet exhibits, such as "Peach Blossom on Horseback," "Shadow Movement," "At the Window," and "Shadow Collection Series." ✅ The exhibition also features some immersive experience scenes, such as 🪞 "Shadow Lamp: Mirror," and light and shadow animations on the curtain outside, creating a strong atmosphere. ✅ Many exhibits are worth a closer look. The paper-cutting work "Seeing" on the first floor is not only photogenic, but also the surrounding rice paper on the fifth floor, from the "Nuclear Boat" 🛶 in the "water" below, to the 🎋 "Peony Pavilion" and 🌆 modern urban architecture in the middle "land," to the space astronaut 🧑‍🚀 and cosmic starry sky 🌌 in the upper "sky," constructs a unique spatial combination and accommodates diverse ancient and modern elements, which is exceptionally wonderful. ✅ The entire exhibition, including the traditional "Chinese atmosphere" of the art museum itself, is very strong, making it a great photo opportunity for those who love to take pictures 📸. Traditional cheongsam, Hanfu, or Chinese opera costumes are all very suitable. ⭕️ Other: 1️⃣ The exhibits are distributed on two floors of the museum and in the outdoor courtyard. You can get a 🗺️ guide map when entering the museum, which makes it easier to visit. 2️⃣ There are 📱 introductions to the works next to the exhibits, so don't forget to take a closer look at the exhibits themselves while taking photos.