Vivid Chinese Puppet Show

There is a type of puppet show with actors holding puppets and operating their performance using wooden sticks. Puppet usually has three sizes, small, medium and large. In different locations, there are different puppets. The puppet in the picture is made of wood. People add color outside and his eyes are movable. The shape is similar to that in traditional opera. The eyes are exaggerated and painted in black and white. The nose is large and flat. It has a moustache with the mouth downward. The color of white is used as background and people use black to draw the moustache, the eyes and eyebrows.

The puppet show exists in many parts of China. In various places, the style, face, decoration and carving mix with local operas.