In 1427, Lê Lợi defeated the invaders and proclaimed himself the king with the help of the sword given by a tortoise. The legend about returning the magic sword by King Lê Lợi to the Gold Tortoise is one of the most wonderful though the long history of Vietnam.

All stages of wet rice cultivation are introduced on the show: ploughing and raking the fields with buffaloes, channeling to flood the fields, sowing rice seeds throughout the fields, plucking and transplanting them to the main field, cutting ripe rice.

No, it is very happy!”įor thousands of years, Vietnamese farmers have made their living by farming. What a peaceful and beautiful memory? A Vietnamese folk song says: “Who dares to say that raising buffaloes is a hard work. The childhood of a Vietnamese in countryside is simply sitting on the back of a buffalo and playing flute. These animals are reflected in four sacred animals (tứ linh): Dragons, Unicorns, Phoenixes and Tortoises. Skillful artists are required to perform these activities. This is the most colorful and spectacular part of water puppetry with two dragons playing together or with a ball and even fire. Vietnamese dragons symbolize the power of nobility, justice and authority. These characters make use of their inferior status to protect justice and the poor by mocking bad habits in society. On this show, the audience can see the image of buffoons in different forms of traditional Vietnamese opera such as “chèo” or “tuồng”. In folk performances, Uncle Tễu often wittily gives extempore stories. Vietnamese people are poor but honest, we always show our sympathy to the poor. Tễu represents lovable young men in many popular legends. He is half-naked and wears only a loin-cloth. “Uncle Tễu” is the name given to a puppet who is a young jovial, healthy and poor farmer. Vietnamese People’s Traditional Fondness for Learningįolk Festivals: Ritual Processions and Games One more interesting thing is that you will be driven by our beautiful tour guide by motorbike like locals. to watch the amazing show and enjoy delicious dinner on cruise. You can book our Water Puppet Show Tour HERE. – Three-year children and over are counted the same as adult. Vietnamese customers and foreign customers are the same ticket price. – Address: 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Ben Thanh ward, district 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Relating Information about Yellow Dragon Water Puppetry Theater: Its stage is invested, equipped modern sound, light artists are talented people Perhaps therefore, although each show the theater serves 200 seats, almost it is tight all the time. In Ho Chi Minh City, Yellow Dragon Water Puppetry Theater is the favorite address of so many audiences. Today water puppetry programs are carried out throughout Vietnam. Water Puppetry in Vietnam is about symbols such as novice, fairy, dragon, phoenix, herds-man…Ībove is some knowledge about water puppetry. The artist holds two sticks connecting with the machine set under the sole of the puppet. To act, a puppet has to be controlled by an artist hiding behind the screens. The under is the sole keeping the character balanced, containing the control machine. Puppets are made from “sung” wood, a kind of light wood floating on the water surface. The surround of the stage is decorated with flags, parasols, fans…Besides the stage is also supported by sound system hidden behind the stage.

The first text evidence was carved on the stone steal in 1121. Along the time, Water Puppetry in Vietnam has been conveyed from generation to generation, become the elegant game of Vietnamese people. It has appeared since the Ly dynasty (1010-1225). Puppetry exists in many countries in the world, but water puppetry only exists in Vietnam. Studying and experiencing it are interesting things. However, if asked some people “Have you ever seen water puppetry?”, perhaps the “yes” answer would not many. Water Puppetry in Vietnam is a unique traditional fold stage art stile, a creation of Vietnamese people.

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