# Marionette Plays from Northern China, Vol. 1

By **Fan Pen Li Chen**

- ISBN-13: 9781438464831
- Publisher: State University of New York Press
- Format: Hardcover
- Pages: 344
- Published: 3 Apr 2017

## About this book

English-language translations of traditional plays from the marionette puppet theater of Northern China. Marionette puppet theater has a rich and ancient history in China, extending back to the Han dynasty and reaching its heyday in the Qing dynasty. While this art form is nearly extinct in northern China today, a hand

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