The Artistic Influence of Puxian Puppet Show

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the prevalence of Puxian puppet show had a lot of influence on people's social life. There is a folklore related to puppet shows. Its story says: "It is said that in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, an official named Houtangfang went to Jiuli Lake to pray for his ancestors' dream of finding a cave. Zeng Meng predicted:' I saw Chen San in front of three mountains, behind three mountains and under the buttonwood tree.' Later, I found Wu Tong Village, where the puppet show played "Chen San" under a big tree, so I built a tomb. "The legendary puppet show" Chen San ",which is often played in the Xinghua Opera in the Ming Dynasty, shows that the puppet show is the Xinghua Opera. In addition, there are some proverbs related to puppet shows in the life language of Puxian people, such as "Don't show others the ancient waves", which means don't make a fool of yourself. The dialect homonym of "Gu Nong Lang" means "getting rid of Lang", which comes from the "Guo Lang Opera" in the Tang and Song Dynasties, which shows the influence of puppet show on the social life of Puxian people.

The performance of Puxian puppet show is closely related to folk ceremonies. The folk rituals such as Mulian Opera and "Pass the Customs" recorded in Putian County Records of the Republic of China are closely related to puppet shows. Among them, Mu Lianxi, "This is also a ritual feast, and the local people act as a ghost who has turned over and gone." Make eye contact with excellent people or puppets "; Biography, "Taking puppets as a play, it is said that children are sick and related to evil. Playing the real person to subdue the devil, parents hold off, in order to get rid of the card of evil spirits. "