 Yunlin
Hand Puppetry Museum
We��re in Huwei, Yunlin County today, the heartland
of glove puppetry in Taiwan.
To get to Huwei, you can take the Taiwan Tourist Shuttle
from Douliu train station in Yunlin. You can buy a
day pass on the bus for NT$150.
Huwei��s sugar industry was the driving force behind
the development of this town, which grew very quickly
during the Japanese occupation, so the buildings here
are especially interesting.
The three most famous buildings in this town are from
the colonial days. This was the magistrate��s old residence,
but now, kids and adults come here for story time.
This is the magistrate��s old office, now a hand puppet
museum. In the Ming Dynasty, hundreds of years ago,
a man named Liang Binglin tried and tried but kept
failing the county imperial exam. He was quite upset
and started playing with string puppets. But one day
he thought, ��These strings make puppeteering so difficult!��
and then went on to invent Chinese glove puppetry.
Chinese glove puppetry in Taiwan survived the Cultural
Revolution in China and really flourished, especially
around here. It was a form of entertainment that kids
and even teachers sometimes skipped class to watch.
This was once a police and fire station. Look, the
fireman��s pole��s still there. It��s now a bookstore
and cafe where you can get something to read, something
to drink and just take a break.
Someone asked me which of the three buildings is most
interesting, and I think they all are interesting
in their own ways and are a part of a whole story.
Each served a different function so each has its own
special charms. You have to see them all. You should
come!
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