Puppetry in the shadows

While most Chinese farmers can rest after the harvest in fall, Lu Enhua's busy season is just beginning.

The 49-year-old has a second job as a shadow puppeteer. Together with four other members of his group, he performs in villages throughout Xiuyan county in Northeastern China's Liaoning province where he lives.

It is customary in Xiuyan for people to make wishes in the spring, and if the wishes are realized, they invite shadow puppeteers to perform for their families to thank the Gods.