Guangdong Puppet Theatre

Guangdong puppet theatre, chiefly rod puppetry, is a long-established art of Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta, often staging traditional opera stories.

Performers manipulate a puppet's head and hands with rods in time with singing and percussion, giving the figures lively movement and expression in both lyrical and martial scenes.

Guangdong puppet theatre is national-level intangible cultural heritage and a representative of Lingnan folk opera and puppet art.

In Guangzhou you can watch puppet theatre at a dedicated puppet theatre and at heritage performance events.