What Are Marionette Lines?

The thread puppet is a kind of ancient traditional puppet show. During the performance, the artist uses the thread to pull the puppet to perform actions. The thread-puppet show rooted in the historical and cultural city of Quanzhou is called "Hangshangsi", also known as "silk opera". It is a local folk tradition called Jiali. Stable and complete performance regulations and more than 700 traditional repertoires.

String puppet

(Line marionette)

Quanzhou mention line puppet show, anciently known as hanging silk cymbals, originated from Qin and Han dynasties. According to the literature, no later than the fifth generation of Tang Wei has become popular in Quanzhou and surrounding areas. Since then, it has passed through Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing and even contemporary times. So far, more than 700 traditional repertoires and unique opera music " tune" (including "press foot drums", "song gongs", etc., and corresponding performance techniques) composed of more than 300 tunes are preserved. At the same time, a set of exquisite and standardized martial arts (traditional basic wire gauges), as well as unique idol carving, idol modeling art and production technology have been formed.

The traditional repertoire of puppet show in Quanzhou mentions a lot of customary content such as folk beliefs, weddings and funerals, etc. in ancient Minnan dialects. A large number of grammar, vocabulary and ancient pronunciations of "Guluo Dialect" and Minnan dialect are preserved. It holds many precious materials in the areas of drama, music, and performance of Song and Yuannan, and has multidisciplinary research value. For thousands of years, the line puppet show in Quanzhou has not only co-existed with the life etiquette, such as life, old age, illness, and death of the people in the southern Fujian dialect. And since the Ming Dynasty, it has spread to Taiwanese and Southeast Asian settlements.

The thread puppet, known as the "hanging silk cymbal" in ancient times, is also known as the "hanging thread child opera" and is an ancient rare opera. The plays performed by Jiangxi Xingguo Line Puppets are rich in content, both adapted from folk raps and legends, as well as those derived from Yuan Qu and Ming and Qing dynasties. The puppet show class here is generally about 7 people. During the performance, one or two people perform the operation, including rap and accompaniment by three or five people in the background. Among them, the puppeteer can also disguise the roles of men, women and children according to the characters in the play. . But with the passage of time, this ancient art form has gradually faded out of the audience's vision.

String puppet

Also known as string puppet.

A puppet-shaped body that is manipulated by lifting a line from above or by a thin line tied to a controller. In a simple string puppet, one leg, one hand, one shoulder, and one ear, and the bottom of the spine are tied together. Some string puppets can imitate almost all human and animal movements. This type of puppet was not fully developed until the middle of the 19th century, but the original movable puppet manipulated with iron rods instead of thin ropes remained in the

Fuding's line puppet show is a drama that uses puppets to perform historical stories and traditional romances. It is a kind of traditional drama in Fujian and Zhejiang. In August 2008, Fuding Line Puppet Show was included in the first batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage list announced by the People's Government of Fuding City. In May 2009, Fuding Line Puppet Show was included in the third batch of Fujian Provincial Physical Cultural Heritage List. ^[1]