Phung Quang Oanh left Hanoi for HCM City in 2007, bringing along his puppets and a strong desire to introduce water puppetry – one of the most popular northern cultural feature –to southern residents.
![]() Artisan Phung Quang Oanh ![]() Fig timber – main material to make water puppets ![]() Phung Quang Oanh’s set of tools ![]() Skillful hands are required throughout puppet-making process ![]() Oanh pays attention to every detail of a puppet ![]() Painting is always the last step ![]() A corner of Oanh's workshop ![]() Oanh is holding one of his favorite puppet ![]() Main character of the 'Phoenix Dance' show ![]() Characters in the 'Festival drums' show ![]() A puppet used for the show 'Vinh quy bai to' (Returning home to pay tribute to ancestors after getting an academic honour) ![]() A puppet in the 'The eight fairies' show ![]() 'Rowing' ![]() 'Catching frogs' ![]() Dragon heads made by Oanh ![]() Oanh’s puppets are highly favoured by local puppeteers |
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