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Puppet artists from 12 countries give puppet performances in Fujian
By Xinhua Published: Dec 13, 2023 09:37 AM
Iranian puppeteer Fahimeh Barotchi (R) gives instructions as Chen Daigong, puppeteer and inheritor of a local Chinese puppet performing art, learns to play at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)

Iranian puppeteer Fahimeh Barotchi (R) gives instructions as Chen Daigong, puppeteer and inheritor of a local Chinese puppet performing art, learns to play at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Chen Daigong (4th R), puppeteer and inheritor of a local Chinese puppet performing art, talks with Iranian puppeteers at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)

Chen Daigong (4th R), puppeteer and inheritor of a local Chinese puppet performing art, talks with Iranian puppeteers at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Iranian puppeteer Fahimeh Barotchi (1st L) tries a traditional Chinese puppet art at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)

Iranian puppeteer Fahimeh Barotchi (1st L) tries a traditional Chinese puppet art at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Iranian puppeteer Fahimeh Barotchi (R) reacts as Chen Daigong, puppeteer and inheritor of a local Chinese puppet performing art, demonstrates at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)

Iranian puppeteer Fahimeh Barotchi (R) reacts as Chen Daigong, puppeteer and inheritor of a local Chinese puppet performing art, demonstrates at a puppet art preservation center in Jinjiang of Quanzhou City, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 11, 2023. Puppet artists from 12 countries are invited to Quanzhou, a city widely believed to be the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road, to give puppet performances and communicate with local puppet artists.(Photo: Xinhua)