Gansu shadow puppet troupes worship Emperor Zhuangzong Li Cunxu of the Later Tang Dynasty; shadow puppet troupes in Hebei and Northeast China worship Guanyin Bodhisattva; shadow puppet troupes in Fujian, Guangdong and Taiwan worship "Marshal Tiandu". There is a story that has been circulating in the southern region: It is said that 1300 years ago, Miss Su, the beloved daughter of Su Yuanwai in Putou Township, Nan'an, Fujian, became pregnant after chewing rice pulp during a private outing. In a feudal society with strict etiquette, it was a scandal for a girl to become pregnant before marriage. Therefore, the baby boy born by Miss Su was secretly discarded in the rice field by the wet nurse.
There was a theater troupe called "Lei Family Troupe" who discovered Tanaka's abandoned baby on the way to being hired to perform in a play. So, an artist took him home to raise him and named him "Lei Haiqing". Lei Haiqing studied with the theater troupe since he was a child. He is very talented and is known as the "music prodigy". Emperor Ming of the Tang Dynasty (Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty) played "The Song of Colorful Feather Clothes" in the palace, and issued an edict to recruit pipa masters among the people in the south of the Yangtze River. Wang Jing, the governor of Fujian Province, recommended Lei Haiqing to the palace. After Lei Haiqing entered the palace, Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty awarded him a fifth-grade Jinshi, which was supported by the Hanlin Academy. During the Anshi Rebellion, Lei Haiqing was killed by An Lushan because of his unyielding loyalty.
However, his loyal spirit remained, and he displayed a banner with the word "Thunder" in the air to help Guo Ziyi put down the rebellion. Because the word "Thunder" was obscured by dark clouds before the word "Yu", only the lower half of the word "Tian" could be seen. Therefore, after the Anshi Rebellion was settled, Emperor Suzong Li Heng of the Tang Dynasty named Lei Haiqing "Marshal of Tiandu", in charge of the pear garden industry all over the world. .
It can be seen from the many different opinions of the founder of shadow puppetry that shadow puppetry art once had many folk schools in our country and had a wide audience.
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