木偶剧,是由演员操纵木偶以表演故事的戏剧。根据木偶形体与操纵方式的不同,又分为布袋木偶、提线木偶、杖头木偶、铁线木偶四大类。世界上许多国家都有木偶剧。我国的木偶剧也有悠久的历史,据文献记载,我国木偶剧出于汉代,唐宋时已很发达,只是多用“傀儡戏”之名,又称“傀儡子”、“魁礧子”、“窟礧子”。三国时马钧所制木偶,能表演各种技艺。唐朝人封演所撰的《封氏闻见记》所载,唐大历年间,有人“刻木为尉迟鄂公,突厥斗将之戏,机关动作,不异于生。”至宋代,又有杖头傀儡、悬丝傀儡、药发傀儡、水傀儡等。元、明、清以来,傀儡戏均有流行,至近代,一般统称木偶戏或木偶剧。我国的木偶剧多种多样,有各种戏曲木偶剧, Puppet theater is a theater where actors manipulate puppets to perform the story. According to the puppet form and manipulation of the different, is divided into puppet puppets, marionette, rod puppet, wire puppet four categories. Many countries in the world have puppet shows. The puppet shows in our country also have a long history. According to the literature, the puppet shows in China were well developed in the Han Dynasty and the Tang and Song dynasties. They were only used in the name of “puppet theater”, also known as the puppet opera, Prickly heat “. Ma Jun puppet made in the Three Kingdoms, can perform a variety of skills. In the Tang dynasty, it was recorded in the seal of the Tang dynasty that the seal was read and recorded. In the Tang dynasty, someone was ”engraved with wood for the Wutai E Gong and the duke of the Turks played the role of an organ, Staffhead puppet, hanging wire puppet, medicated puppet, water puppet and so on. Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, puppet shows are popular, to modern times, generally referred to as puppet show or puppet show. A variety of puppetry in our country, there are a variety of opera puppet show,