Origin of the puppet:

Puppet show, one of ones that spread folkly to our country's traditional arts," puppet show" called in ancient time, Record from the characters that can do in the test that observe, history of puppet art is of long standing and well established, Relevant researchers find ,already the embryonic form of the puppet appeared in the Xihan in our country at least; Once excavated the carving image of a kind of" song and dance terra-cotta figure" in the tomb of Han dynasty of Mawangdui of Changsha, Among them the arm, wrist and health join each other with the bamboo man in addition each, Can move about, but at that time the design also for let they activity,For the convenience that is made, and to this haracteristic, a kind of primitive embryonic form of the puppet after someone thinks this exactly;

In Tang and Song Dynasty, the puppet show got greater development, but at that time, It is main in puppet show for use the getting that ceremonies serve for more funeral,but, Have already developed into the performance with the plot of stories, has entered the period of a rapid development, At that time" bright emperor faithful record" record Tang profound one of case chant puppet right away prove uestion: "It carve wood pulled strings it make old man of, send with it is really chicken leather crane and; Getting has no thing quietly, as one dream of life. "The poem the Tang Dynasty puppet show, performance lifelike and impression of person who views and admire write very vividly, The spreading extensively at that time of puppet show can see a spot ;

Until Ming and Qing dynasty two generation, development of puppet show involve all parts especially , produce different school, After the bright leaf, because prosperity of the coastal urban economy in the southeast and the growing up constantly of boom town stratum have brought the new breath to development of the puppet show , Influence drama field too certainly , appear and gather country one of drama have a bumper harvest period - ten thousand lasting one, Puppet show under the background, it gets to be relatively heavy development again.

It is said well-known sack of ZhangZhou puppet show just in bright ten thousand over the years ZhangZhou outside the south gate one fail grandson of Xiucai skillful benevolence create ;

Puppet show because their technique of expression honest, dexterous manipulation skill, press close to the masses of life of working people, Folk art that favor by the broad masses of the people already is to what war of resistance begin being several years ago, Dragon small stream( already present ZhangZhou), Longyan,, settle, Zhangpu, Changtai,etc. of sea county nearly each village have one's own speciality or puppet theatrical troupe of the spare time. The actors of puppet show are choosing the play load everywhere the performance tour has succeeded an indispensable part in the people's life of working;

Through the constant perfection and development of more than one thousand years, are drawing the performance characteristics and dress characteristics of other traditional operas of our country extensively , Especially the impact on ZhangZhou puppet of Beijing opera is more far-reaching, formed so-called" sending on the north" in performing the making style of the puppet, Make the style after forming one's own unique puppet; Along with the development of era, the artistic carving of puppet is developed constantly too, the actors of artistic carving of puppet of ZhangZhou are in carrying on the technological foundation of the traditional making technology , Already let the making technology of ZhangZhou puppet up to a higher level, Believe as you have an opportunity to see this work of art which is known as" universe in the palm" will be attracted by its exquisite and superb workmanship ersonally. ZhangZhou puppet is not the products made in order to perform simply in the past, But the exquisite folk arts and crafts;

Since decades, the puppet has already been gone over with the artists inside and outside the Great Wall, 17 the Jin Dynasty Beijing skill now successively, participate in art festival both at home and abroad combine award-winning time and again many times too. Have been to Romania, Poland, The former Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czech, Hungary, Mongolia, More than 20 countries and regions, exhibition, such as France, Switzerland, Indonesia, Australia, U.S.A., Canada, Britain, Portugal, Japan, ermany,etc.. Explained for" eastern artistic treasure" by the artists of foreign countries.