Assignment Asia: Saving the Art of Hand Puppetry in Taiwan

Hand puppetry or budaixi is a traditional art form whereby puppeteers move small glove dolls on wooden stages to tell historical and martial arts tales accompanied by live folk music. Once hugely popular in Taiwan, it had become a dying art in recent years. But as Barnaby Lo discovered, some groups and individuals on the island are not just trying to revive and promote, but also to breathe new life into the old tradition.
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[@suesmith9665]

I love these ♥ so much fun and I wanted to collect them as a child.

[@artgeometrix6346]

This is a fascinating art form. I'm glad it's being preserved

[@unchangingtask]

Great that Chinese state media finally paid attention to foreign arts.

[@spasticpug5209]

Criminally under rated

[@phungmoe2302]

That is why the new world, will fill with Idiots. Look at the old days. Sad.

[@1234Brian.Street]

☢️ 🛑

[@咚咚噔噔]

霹雳布偶戏台独biss

[@raininthesouth]

講台語叫台獨，講中國話叫中毒。