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Puppet wrestling is a folk dance popular in Yaobeisimen, Yuyao. It originated from a funny activity of folk artists.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, temple fairs prevailed in Yuyao and the economy in Yao Bei was developed. There are many folk craftsmen. These craftsmen are smart and versatile, and everyone has a specific hobby. Some people like singing beach hot springs, some people like telling stories, and some people are keen on juggling. Among them, some people like to play puppet wrestling With the prevalence of temple fair customs, various folk art styles have entered the temple fair to perform. Puppet wrestling is deeply loved by the public because of its peculiar style, exaggerated movements and funny performances, and has gradually become an indispensable part of temple fair activities, so it has been passed down to this day. Especially in the Qing Dynasty, the plastic arts of puppets were based on Manchu costumes in the Qing Dynasty. They wore melon hats, long braids, robes and mandarin jackets, humorous and realistic shapes, humorous actions, thrilling performances and various unique performance examples. For example, the two tigers fight, the dilemma, the crane wags its mouth, the goshawk avoids its young, the hungry wolf pounces on the sheep, the desperate battle, and the surprise attack victory. Let the performance be orderly, interlocking, dangerous and climactic. Therefore, it is deeply loved by the audience.

The biggest feature of puppet wrestling is that its puppet shape is almost as big as a real person. The two puppets twisted their arms relative to each other and fought fiercely in the sonorous sound of gongs and drums. No one refuses to accept each other, and everyone wants to beat each other. Really inseparable, let the audience sweat for each side. After the performance, they stood up and took a curtain call. They are actors. A series of thrilling performances are all about an actor crouching under a cloak.

Puppet wrestling is a folk dance in Simen, Yuyao. Judging from the current situation, it is a unique folk dance style in Ningbo and even the whole province. This kind of dance has a long history, and Simen Town attaches great importance to it, so that this national cultural style can be preserved and passed down and become a traditional program in Simen Town. From an artistic point of view, puppet wrestling, a folk dance, is a folk dance with a strong flavor of folk dance. From an artistic point of view, it has a unique national dance style, and its performance has artistic appreciation value. It is a folk dance deeply loved by the masses.