Stories in a flicker of light Handmade revival echoes through shadow puppetry as tradition adapts creatively for contemporary audiences worldwide, report Xing Wen and Zhu Xingxin in Xiaoyi, Shanxi. By Xing Wen and Zhu Xingxin in Xiaoyi, Shanxi | China Daily | Updated: 2026-04-17 06:05

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/17/WS69e15d44a310d6866eb43dfb.html Originally a gaming slang for skillful manual play, shoucuo (hand-rubbed) has recently gone viral on Chinese social media, describing things made entirely by hand in a simple, low-tech manner.