Intangible cultural heritage enriches appeal of Beijing Wtown
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Making shadow puppets
An ancient art of storytelling and entertainment, shadow play, or shadow puppetry, enjoys widespread popularity in China. In 2008, Beijing shadow play was selected as a national-level intangible cultural heritage. Tourists can visit the shadow play house in Wtown where they can learn to make a shadow puppet and bring it home after it is done.