My Dad and His Puppet Show

The story is set in the context of the post-reform and opening-up period. Under the impact of the economic tide, the traditional puppet performing art has experienced a realistic phenomenon of survival crisis. Even in economically developed places, traditional folk art has not received attention for a long time in the past, and the survival of folk art troupes is in doubt. The novel is set in a puppet family in a township in western Guangdong. Through a father and son's journey from misunderstanding to understanding, and from understanding to inheritance, it shows the hardship and helplessness of puppet show survival.