Water puppetry

Vietnamese water puppetry is a variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition[clarification needed].

Rice, the main staple of the Vietnamese diet, is usually grown in paddy fields.

The instrumentation includes vocals, drums, wooden bells, cymbals, horns, đàn bầu (monochord), gongs, and bamboo flutes.

The bamboo flute's clear, simple notes may accompany royalty, while the drums and cymbals may loudly announce a fire-breathing dragon's entrance.

[3] Singers of chèo (a form of opera originating in northern Vietnam) sing songs that tell the story being acted out by the puppets.

It tells of day-to-day living in rural Vietnam and Vietnamese folk tales that are told by grandparents to their grandchildren.