Chinese shadow puppetry is a unique art form combining Chinese folk art and local opera, and is one of the unique parts of Chinese culture. It combines a variety of artistic means such as drama, painting, sculpture, etc. It is one of the puppet plays widely circulated in China's folklore; it is also the earliest art form that utilizes light and shadow to perform stories, and is known as the earliest light and shadow art in the world. In its development and evolution, it has constantly drawn on the nutrition of other art disciplines, and at the same time, with the help of the heritage of folk culture, it has formed a unique artistic expression rich in Chinese characteristics.

　　In 2011, Chinese shadow puppetry was officially inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

　　"The Yellow Emperor sleeps and dreams by day in the country of Huaxu" tells the legend that the Yellow Emperor dreamed of traveling to the country of Huaxu, and the world was then greatly ruled. The "Huaxu Shi" is the female leader of the state of Huaxu in ancient China, who was the mother of Fu Xi andNuwa, and is the origin and mother of the Chinese civilization. The title of this exhibition "A Dream of Huaxu" conveys the creative team's admiration and attachment to the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.

　　This exhibition is based on the exhibition of precious shadow objects, combined with contemporary digital art creation, creating a large-scale immersive light and shadow art space in the World Expo Museum's No. 2 Exhibition Hall, presenting the audience with the unique charm of the Chinese shadow, a folk art of intangible heritage. Here, we sincerely invite you to enjoy this beautiful scroll of intangible cultural heritage art, which is painted with traditional shadow art as paper and contemporary digital technology as brush.