What is the puppet show in Xiamen like?

Here is a puppet show in southern Fujian (Zhangzhou, Xiamen and Quanzhou).

The reason why the puppet show in the cloth bag is called "the puppet show in the cloth bag" is because the puppets used in the performance are all made of cloth except the lower part of the head, palm and feet, and the shapes are similar to those of the cloth bag. The puppet show is mainly operated by finger movements, so it is also called "the play in the palm of your hand". Compared with marionettes and stick-headed puppets, puppets in the puppet show are more lively, fast and powerful.

Traditional puppet shows in cloth bags can be divided into two different schools: South and North, according to qupai, epigraph and playing route. The main difference between them lies in the musical singing and performance style. Quanzhou is popular with the Southern School, singing the southern tune, that is, puppet show, and adopting Liyuan Opera as the school in performance; However, the puppet show in Zhangzhou belongs to the North School, singing in the North Tune, such as Kunqu Opera and Beijing Tune, and performing in the Peking Opera School. Nowadays, with the continuous development of puppet shows and the continuous integration of cultures, the boundary between north and south has become less and less obvious.