Z: Hello and welcome to another edition of  Listeners' Garden here on China Radio International. I'm ZQ.

A: Hello, and welcome to this week's "Listeners Garden." I'm ZQ.

B: And I'm LPC. Nice to be with you again.

A: Since mid-January, many regions in southern China have suffered from unprecedented snowstorms and freezing temperatures. The inclement weather has caused severe damage, such as power outages, water cut-offs, traffic blockages, house collapses and food shortages.

B: As China works hard to help people in the disaster areas return to their normal lives, many of our listeners have written to us conveying their deep condolences and regards to the afflicted people, expressing their best wishes that China will conquer the disaster as soon as possible.

A: So, here we'd love to express our sincere gratitude to these listeners and all those who have shown their love and care to the people in the snow-hit areas. Thank you very much!

B: Yes, many thanks for your great concern about the disaster-stricken people. In the meantime, we're still receiving many letters from our listeners voicing their opinions about our programs, and many of them are full of questions. So in today's "Letterbox," we'll try to satisfy as many of their requests as we can.

B: And after that, we'll pay a visit to a unique winter camp, where a group of children learned how to perform shadow plays. So please stay tuned.

B: You are listening to China Radio International. Zhong Qiu, have you ever heard of shadow plays, or maybe in Chinese, Pi Ying Xi?

A: Sure, it's a traditional Chinese art form. It's considered an early ancestor of movies. Some even believe that modern cartoons were inspired by the shadow plays.

B: You really know a lot. In that case, have you ever watched a live shadow play?

A:  Hmm...Not yet. I've only watched shadow plays on TV or in movies.

B: Me, too. But some kids are luckier than us. At a shadow play club in downtown Beijing, about 20 kids attended a shadow play winter camp.

A: Oh, really.

B: Yes. They not only watch plays performed by shadow play artists, but also learn to create shadow images, paint them, and even perform shadow plays themselves.

A: They must have a lot of fun there.

B: Definitely. In fact, our reporter Wei Yi went to the winter camp, too.  Let's hear her story.

A: Great.

A: I want to go to see a live shadow play some day.

B: Yeah, me too. Thank you, Weiyi. And now let's take a quick look at some feature programs coming up next week.

  And with that, we have come to the end of this edition of Listeners' Garden

A: Your comments and suggestions are always welcome. You can email us at garden@cri.com.cn, or send mail to: English Service, China Radio International, Beijing, China, postal code 100040.

B: You can also log on to our Web site at www.crienglish.com and listen to our programs any time and anywhere. I'm Li Peichun. Thanks for joining us, and we hope to see you again at the same time next week.

A: And I'm ZQ. 'Bye for now.