What kind of puppet theater in Chongqing

Bayu Puppet. According to query the people's government of chongqing yuzhong district net line shows, bayu puppet is one of the local characteristics of southwest china traditional drama, is the ancient staff puppet in chongqing remains; it condenses the wisdom of chongqing people's art crystallization, is one of the long-term inheritance of the folk art form, with a broad mass base and rich social and humanistic connotation, in chongqing and chuanzhou east area has a long history and deep tradition; bayu traditional Puppet head photo Tang and Song dynasties, Bayu puppets already have artists manipulated song and dance theater performances, the Ming and Qing dynasties, Bayu puppet theater has been very popular, and gradually formed the local characteristics of Bayu. 1935, Suining puppet artist Luo Qingyun led the Yongsheng Lebang to Chongqing, in the two rivers along the pier and the city and street performances, and since then the Yongsheng Lebang and the formation of a number of township class, traveled throughout the southwestern provinces, will be the temple, teahouse as a performance venue, for weddings, funerals, and the streets. The performance venues for weddings, funerals, marriages, weddings, birthdays and other special performances, and gradually formed a drama with the characteristics of the folk culture of Bayu.