云南腾冲李家寨皮影戏班由李茂闺、李朝旺、李树国、李家国等七位师傅组成,艺人平时都是地地道道的农民,夏种秋收,使牛耕田,打石建房,均是行家里手。每年春节过后,他们便走村串寨,应邀到周边各村演出,在为期三天的祈福仪式中,皮影戏的演出是必有的节目,不管有没有观众看皮影戏表演,时皮影戏都要上演。皮影戏在当地百姓心目中是人与自然界一切神灵沟通的一种 Yunnan Tengchong Lijiazhai Shadow Theater is composed of seven masters such as Li Mao-gui, Li Chao-wang, Li Shu-guo and Li Jia-guo. The artists are usually peasants who are just-averaged. After the Spring Festival every year, they walked to the villages and castles and were invited to perform in the surrounding villages. During the three-day blessing ceremony, the performance of the shadow play is an inevitable program. Whether or not there is an audience watching the shadow play, the shadow play must be staged. Shadow play in the minds of local people is a kind of communication with all gods in nature and nature