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A uniquely North Vietnamese phenomenon, though now exported to Ho Chi Minh City, the puppets are manipulated with sticks under the water by puppeteers up to their knees in the water behind a bamboo screen. Highly entertaining too.

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The band
The band
Dragon Dance
Dragon Dance
Agriculture
Agriculture
Harvest Festival
Harvest Festival
Lion Dance
Lion Dance
Phoenix Dance
Phoenix Dance
"King Le Loi on boat four or the legend about...
Boat Racing
Boat Racing
Fairy Dance
Fairy Dance
The puppeteers
The puppeteers

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