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