I don't know if you have seen the puppet show. It is a performance that integrates puppet show skills, drama forms and performances. Very mysterious, very novel. Among puppet shows, Shaoyang's puppet show is the best. It has always maintained the performance skills and forms in the primary stage, and has a strong historical and cultural heritage, aesthetic taste and high value orientation. But many people don't know much about it, so let's learn about Shaoyang Puppet Show, the birthplace of Bian Xiao, and what its performance characteristics are.

First of all, we can know that Shaoyang puppet show originated from Yanwoling, Baizhu Village, Jiugongqiao Town, Shaoyang County. Liu's genealogy once recorded that in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty, Liu's ancestors fled to Yanwoling with their families to live in order to escape the war. In the past 600 years, puppet shows have also spread to the Yongzi generation, with a total of 18 generations. Although more than 600 years have passed, Shaoyang puppet show still maintains its initial heart and has not lost its skills and spirit because of the destruction of time. Especially in August, 2005, the drama channel of CCTV also broadcast a special program of Shaoyang puppet show, which made its artistic value and cultural value attract more attention and attention.

The biggest feature of Shaoyang puppet show is oral communication. Its expression and skills are the responsibility of an artist. Whether it's a big play or a small play, a literary play or legionary teleplay, it's ugly at the end of life, and all the playing and singing are from the hand of an artist. Moreover, the music is mainly based on Qi opera singing, with a very fresh style and a school of its own. The most famous plays are The List of Gods, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The Journey to the West, etc. Martial arts, ghost plays and burlesque are the most common.

In fact, most puppet shows are traditional gatherings and Shaoyang flower drums, which are endowed with unique characteristics by many folk artists. This is also the only original puppet show in China, and locals also like to call it quilt show, because this small stage covers everything and brings joy to people.