Chen Hsi-huang (puppeteer)

Chen Hsi-huang (Chinese: 陳錫煌; b. Taipei, 1931) is a Taiwanese glove puppeteer based in Taipei.

Chen was born in 1931 as the eldest son of Li Tien-lu.

He bears his mother's surname because his father had entered a ruzhui marriage to ensure his parents-in-law had a male heir.

[1][2] Chen was the subject of a 2018 documentary directed by Yang Li-chou and produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Father explored the relationship between Chen and Li Tien-lu.

A female hand-puppet wearing a red Taiwanese dress is held up at head-height, worked by an old man in Western clothing with delicate glasses and short white hair.
Chen Hsi-huang demonstrating a female hand puppet.