Shan Wan Ran Hakka Puppet Troupe Introduction
The Shanyuan Theater Company was established in 2002 by Huang Wushan. He learned traditional glove puppet techniques from the national treasure-level puppet master Li Tianlu's two sons, Chen Xihuang and Li Chuancan. In 2003, he graduated from the National Taipei University of the Arts with a degree in Theater Arts, allowing him to understand the hardships of passing on knowledge from his mentors. He also learned Hakka folk songs from the Hakka song queen Lai Bixia, integrating Hakka culture into traditional glove puppetry. He has become one of the few young individuals in Taiwan with professional performance skills in traditional glove puppetry, as well as a foundation in theatrical academic theory, keeping the flame of traditional puppetry alive.
