The only professional puppet theater serving kids in China consists of three themed theaters as well as a well-equipped kid's playground. Expect Western classic works like The Nutcracker, The Mermaid, Pinocchio and Chinese classics like The Monkey King.

History of Chinese puppets:

The origin of Chinese puppets remains unclear. It is presumed that wooden figurines were used on the water going back to the Sui Dynasty (581-618). But very little information and archives remain.

Thereafter, sheath puppets appeared during the Tang (618-896) alongside creative writing and the arts. They greatly improved during the Song dynasty (960-1279) together with string marionettes, puppets and water marionettes.

The art climaxed during the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Theater merged with marionettes to become the art of puppet theater. It was originally conceived to be rudimentary spectacles to entertain children of parents bartering at the markets. It slowly became over the centuries, and especially during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911), a miniature style of Chinese opera presented to the gods at religious festivals for obvious reasons of economy, before eventually becoming a popular art form.

This Children's Day, there will b a showing of the " Adventure of Puppets" play and four other dramas. Classic puppet pantomiming will happen in the "Cute Rabbit" productionand "Little Greedy Black Cat". Children can learn the quality of courage, friendliness by watching these plays.

Time: 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:40 14:40

Address: 1A Anhua Xili, Beisanhuan Lu, Chaoyang District

Tickets: 80 / 180/280/480 RMB

Article Source: Sohu News