What is the traditional Taiwan 布袋戏 like?

The traditional Taiwanese 布袋戲 (Bubu Bubu Opera) is said to have been introduced from the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty. It is said to have been introduced from the coastal areas of Fujian and Guangdong during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and that the masters of the opera, who followed the masters of Tangshan, specialized in performing the old plays that had been passed down from generation to generation, and then specialized in the battles between the gods and the immortals, and that the plots were strange and bizarre, with a combination of grotesqueness, suspense, and excitement.

Taiwan 布袋戏was initially popular in Taiwan, Chiayi, Lugang and other areas inhabited by Minnan people, the road and white tunes with the Minnan accent, known as the hometown of the Minnan people theater. Later, it gradually spread to the whole province of Taiwan.

The puppet modeling, stage set, music and tunes of Taiwan's puppet theater have strict requirements. The troupe is divided into the front and back of the field, the front of the performance support skills, that is, by the main actor, assistant actor, known as the "head of the hand", "second-hand" two people manipulate the puppet; back of the field of four people, divided into civil and military field.

The singing is generally in the Zhangzhou key. Musical instruments include moon zither, single skin, drums, gongs, cymbals and so on. The performances are mostly traditional plays with scores to follow, and the contents are mostly based on historical stories or folklore.