What does a puppet mean?

Puppet, as a puppet show in prop play, is an "actor"; As a toy and an appreciation, it is a doll and a work of art.

Bag puppet show, also known as "hand puppet". It is characterized by manipulating idols directly with the palm of your hand to perform dramatic performances, making them lively and full of vitality. It can reflect the feelings of joy, anger, sadness and joy in human drama, and can also perform some actions that are difficult to reflect in human drama. An actor can manipulate two characters or animals with completely different personalities and emotions at the same time, with unique skills, flexible movements, exquisite and vivid faxes, and is especially good at martial arts dramas.

The shape of a stick-headed puppet is generally about two feet, and it is equipped with three joysticks. The artist lifted the puppet with a stick and manipulated its movements. Beijing's puppet show, Sichuan's skull show and Guangdong's puppet show all belong to the wooden stick puppet show, and China's wooden stick puppet show was popular in the Song Dynasty. At that time, it was called "staff-headed puppet".

Muppets are also called "iron sticks". This kind of paper shadow play was introduced from Chaozhou, Guangdong to Zhaoan, Fujian and developed. The artist uses three bamboo poles and iron poles to manipulate the trunk and hands of the puppet, and the characters and gestures are flexible and meticulous. Sing Chaozhou Opera or Cantonese Opera.

Muppets, also known as "hanging silk puppets". Compared with the marionettes popular in other parts of Fujian, the marionettes popular in Quanzhou are characterized by being small and exquisite, emphasizing the fine line manipulation. The puppet is dead, but when it is held in the hand or put in the palm, it immediately "lives" and achieves the effect of "no life, no feelings, no feelings".