In the museum,the Room 104 is the most attractive to us.There are Pu-Die Drama, Puppet Drama ,Leather Shadow Drama and so on.Now, let’ s talk about these all kinds of folk arts.
The Pu-Die Drama is also called the Hand Drama because the puppet is controlled only by the hands. This kind of art appeared in the Ming Dynasty. The story was that there was a young man. He did’t do very job in the great test and he was very sad after the test. On his way home, he met an old man and the old man gave him a wooden puppet to may the young man good luck in the test. However, the young man failed again in the test. He got a idea that he could play the puppet to ease himself and entertain others. Later, he played the puppet better and better. He finally became the first master of Pu-Die Drama or the Hand Drama.
In the Pu-Die Drama, leather shadow Drama and the puppet drama , puppets are important elements in the drama. They have many functions such as praying, entertainment, education, art and economy. What’s more, From the historical relics stored in the museum, we could see the experiences of life and art. Besides, it also showed the characters of the age and local folk arts.
- The Views
- Leather Shadow Drama
- Pu-Die Drama
- Puppet Drama
- Chinese Chess
- Folk Shows
- South Pipe and North Pipe
- Sachets and Noodle Dolls
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The Views of the instruments |
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Leather Shadow Drama |
The Leather Shadow Drama was originated in the Han Dynasty. The kind of drama played in Taiwan belonged to the Chou Zhou Drama System in the mainland China. The puppets of the drama were made of cow leather. The player played the puppets behind the screen with light. The roles, songs and the plots made the leather drama a fantastic performance of art.
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| Han Wu Dee, the emperor of Han Dynasty, took good use of the leather to ease the pain of losing his loved woman. |
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The Pu-Die Drama |
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The Pu-Die Drama |
The Pu-Die Drama is a kind of folk art which is consisted of three elements：the embroiderer, the sculpture and the folk songs. In the past, Lu-Kang was the center of the folk arts in Taiwan. However, these kinds of arts are gradually replaced by other types of arts.
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| The story was that there was a young man. He did’t do very job in the great test and he was very sad after the test. On his way home, he met an old man and the old man gave him a wooden puppet to may the young man good luck in the test. However, the young man failed again in the test. He got a idea that he could play the puppet to ease himself and entertain others. Later, he played the puppet better and better. |
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Colorful Drama Stage |
The traditional stage of the puppets drama was famous for its beautiful sculptures which had valuable worth of art in the Chinese history of Art.
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The Puppets Drama |
In the Han Dynasty, the puppets drama was only played in the festivals for entertaining the people and the deities as well. The puppets drama used to have strong religious meaning for the folk people.
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| According to the folk tradition in Lu-Kang, those women who were pregnant couldn’t watch the show because they were afraid of having an unhealthy baby！ |
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Chinese Chess |
This kind of folk art is a kind of game, played by two players, 32 chess pieces. It is a game of wisdom. It is also very interesting.
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| In the past, the Chinese Chess was played by for people-two gave the orders to the other two players. It is so interesting！ |
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The Variety Folk Shows |
In the old days, there were many people making living by playing the various folk shows in the markets or before the temples. There were many precious pictures of performing the folk shows stored in the Lu-Kang Folk Arts Museum
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South Pipes and North Pipes |
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South Pipes |
This kind of folk art was spread from mainland Chinese to Lu-Kang area in the middle period of the Qing Dynasty. It came to Taiwan along with the trade business. There were many excellent groups who could play the South Pipe well.
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North Pipes |
This kind of folk art was spread from mainland Chinese to Lu-Kang area in the middle period of the Qing Dynasty. It was a common instrument in Taiwan in the past. There were many excellent groups who could play the South Pipe well.
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Sachets and Noodle Dolls |
Nowadays, the folk arts of making sachets and noodle dolls could only be seen during the relicious festivals. However, in the past, the Chinese women had to make the sachets in the Dragon Boat Festival and make the noodle dolls to please the deities and the families in the winter.
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