Well, you will find out. We determined you either love them or hate them. Our group was mixed. Water puppetry is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Today's Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition.
The puppets are made out of wood and then lacquered. The show is performed in a waist-deep pool with live music. A large bamboo rod supports the puppets under the water and is used by the puppeteers, who are hidden behind a screen, to control them. Thus the puppets appear to be moving over the water. In centuries past, when the rice fields would flood, the villagers would entertain each other using this form of puppet play.
History, 5 star. Entertainment, 2 star.
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| Taking a bow after the show. |
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| Of course we visited Uncle Ho's Mausoleum. No, we did not cue up for 4 hours to visit his heavily embalmed and waxed body in his glass sarcophagus. |
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