Vietnam's water puppets a colorful window into the country's culture

[Tripatini]

It's believed that puppetry is one of humandkind's most ancient performing arts, some forms dating back almost 3,000 years. Today a variety of puppetry arts is performed in many nations and with variation in technique, material, esthetics, and themes. But they can be classified into main two categories: Dry puppetry, preformed in many countries worldwide, and water puppetry - performed only in Vietnam and an important part of Vietnamese culture.

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