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In the world stage art, Vietnamese water puppetry is known as a unique performance art. Puppet water is a specialty of Vietnamese culture, born and raised from the water environment and skillful hands and ingenious creativity of artists – farmers. The water puppet shows reflect the simple, rustic life and the rituals and customs in the Vietnamese countryside of the Northern Delta. Water puppetry is a typical intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam. And so, it can be said that knowing and understanding about water puppetry is also knowing and understanding about Vietnamese culture and people.
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Duration: 50 minutes
Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Category: Shows, Concerts & Sports >> Theater, Shows & Musicals
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In the world stage art, Vietnamese water puppetry is known as a unique performance art. Puppet water is a specialty of Vietnamese culture, born and raised from the water environment and skillful hands and ingenious creativity of artists – farmers. The water puppet shows reflect the simple, rustic life and the rituals and customs in the Vietnamese countryside of the Northern Delta. Water puppetry is a typical intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam. And so, it can be said that knowing and understanding about water puppetry is also knowing and understanding about Vietnamese culture and people.
Visit: Longlink Traditional Water Puppet Show, Nguyen Van Huyen street Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi Vietnam
Water puppetry (also known as water puppet) is a unique form of traditional folk theater, born from wet rice culture. From a folk art, water puppetry has become a traditional art, a special creation of Vietnamese people.
