Taiwanese Puppet Show

The Taiwanese puppet show is a traditional art in Taiwan. In Ming Dynasty, there was a scholar who failed the examination. He went to a temple and prayed. At night, he dreamed of an old man, who told him that he was in charge of his fate. He didn’t believe it, but he failed once more. After that, he learned how to play marionettes from his neighbor. Then he made puppets to put directly on his hands. Because he was so familiar with literature and history, he attracted many people to his shows. He was so happy and suddenly realized what the old man had told him. This is how the hand puppet show came from.

Taiwanese puppets have different characters: the male (strong and wise), the female (old or young), the powerful (with very strong character), the clown and the old man (a monk, or a god etc).

           The Taiwanese puppet show now has special effects, and it is very popular on TV.  Everyone likes to watch this traditional show!  I think, some day the Taiwanese puppet show will be well-known all over the world!