【正确答案】As one of the earliest dramas in China, the shadow play needs little equipment whereas it produces splendid performance and pleasant vocal music. It is very popular among ordinary people for thousands of years and therefore widespread, and it has also contributed to the development of culture and art both at home and abroad. Many new local dramas are derived from all kinds of shadow plays. Besides, its use of the screen and shadow gives inspiration to the birth and development of contemporary movies. A large number of cultural celebrities worldwide, from Goethe in the 18th century to Chaplin later in the Western world, have praised the Chinese shadow play highly before.