An ox cart placed in front of a temple was often used as a stage. A four by five feet cloth curtain hung up as a screen, and two oil lamps placed on either side of it were the main props. Over the years, several improvements and adjustments have been made to the presentation of shadow plays, however.
早年的皮影戲利用牛車作舞台，廟會時，戲班子把牛車停在廣場或院落的一角，牛車的一邊掛起約五尺寬四尺高的布幕，再拉起一根繩索，把點燃的兩大碗油燈懸在上面，戲班的人在幕的後邊操演皮影子，觀眾則坐在幕前欣賞。