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Quanzhou West Street puppet theater performances are mainly based on Jinjiang bag puppet performances, that is,Jinjiang bag puppet show, not string puppet show.

Jinjiang Bag Puppet Show isLocal traditional drama in Jinjiang City, Fujian Province, one of the national intangible cultural heritages.That is, the Southern Puppetry and Palm Puppetry in Quanzhou area are called Nanguan Puppetry in Taiwan, China. In July 1951, the Southern Puppetry was named Zhangzhong Puppetry, which is a rare type of puppet show in China.

Southern style puppetry is popular in southern Fujian, and its origins can be traced back to historical materials of the Jin Dynasty, Five Dynasties and Southern Song Dynasty. From the middle of the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty, it was the period of the rise and development of the southern style of puppetry. According to folklore and "Taiwan General Chronicles", the puppetry originated during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, and its founder was Liang Binglin, who was later known as the "number one opera performer". In the middle of the Qing Dynasty, puppet theater performances in Jinjiang and other places flourished and spread to Taiwan. At the same time, artists such as Li Kecha appeared. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, some puppet theater troupes emerged in various counties of Quan County, such as the "Five Tiger Troupes" in southern Fujian during the Tongzhi and Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, puppet theater troupes in Anxi, Hui'an and other places almost spread throughout the county. Jinjiang Bag Puppetry has a unique artistic style, with meticulous division of roles, puppet head carvings with both form and spirit, delicate performances, and lifelike movements.

On October 31, 2005, Quanzhou Nanpai Puppet Show (Jinjiang Puppet Show) was selected into the first batch of provincial intangible cultural heritage projects in Fujian Province. On May 20, 2006, the puppet show (Jinjiang Bag Puppet Show) was approved by the state and included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists, with heritage number IV-92.