There are many kinds of dolls, and all humanoid toys can be called dolls, such as SD dolls, Barbie dolls, twisted eggs, handmade dolls and so on. Puppets are used to perform the drama of the story. During the performance, the actors manipulated the puppets behind the scenes and sang along with the music. According to the different shapes and manipulation methods of puppets, there are bag puppets, marionettes, stick puppets, marionettes and so on.

Puppet show is a form of drama in which actors manipulate wooden dolls to perform behind the scenes. In ancient China, it was also called a puppet show. Chinese puppet shows have a long history. During the Three Kingdoms period, there were puppets who could perform acrobatics, and in the Sui Dynasty, puppets began to perform stories.

Puppet puppet show is a kind of local drama performed by puppets. It originated in Quanzhou or Zhangzhou, Fujian, China in the 7th century, and mainly spread in Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Chaozhou and Taiwan Province Province. The head of the puppet is carved into a hollow head with wood. Except for the head, hands and feet of the puppet, the trunk and limbs of the puppet are made of cloth. When performing, put gloves into the puppet's costume and perform the puppet show.

Many experts and scholars have summarized and studied the popular sayings of folk artists. Everyone thinks it comes from the shape of puppets, the shape of the stage, the tools for putting puppets, and the bags for acting fashion puppets. In Quanzhou, Zhangzhou and Taiwan Province provinces, hand-held puppet shows (handbags) are called hand-held puppet shows, puppet shows and small cages, and puppet shows are the most widely known names.

It originated in the middle of Qing Dynasty. Also known as "finger puppet", "hand puppet" and "hand puppet". In southern Fujian, it is called "palm work". Is to put the puppet in the artist's hand and perform. Small in size (the cloth bag is about seven inches long), flexible in manipulation, much faster than real people and braver than real people. Most of them perform folk stories, myths and legends, plus lively actions, so they are most popular with children. Therefore, puppets are also good toys for children. In the past, the pole play, the beggar play in Beijing, the puppet show in Fujian and the sex play in Nanchang, Jiangxi all belong to this category.

Naming reason:

(1) The puppet used in the puppet show, except the head, palm and feet are wood carvings, the trunk and limbs of the body are all made of cloth, and the shape is square, much like a square cloth bag.

(2) In early performances, the relatively simple stage was shaped like a big cloth bag.

(3) After the performance, all the puppets can be put into a big cloth bag for easy carrying.

(4) During the performance, in order to facilitate sorting and use, the performer randomly throws the used puppets into the bags sewn with cloth hanging under the stage.