Quanzhou International Puppet Festival opens in China's Fujian

Children attending the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival prepare for a puppet show in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The puppet festival, which is part of the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival, kicked off here Friday. Puppeteers home and abroad presented various puppet shows here, delivering a visual feast for the audience. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Russian youth attending the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival pose for a group photo with a Chinese performer in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The puppet festival, which is part of the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival, kicked off here Friday. Puppeteers home and abroad presented various puppet shows here, delivering a visual feast for the audience. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Chinese puppeteers perform during the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The puppet festival, which is part of the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival, kicked off here Friday. Puppeteers home and abroad presented various puppet shows here, delivering a visual feast for the audience. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

A Russian performer attending the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival interacts with a boy in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The puppet festival, which is part of the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival, kicked off here Friday. Puppeteers home and abroad presented various puppet shows here, delivering a visual feast for the audience. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Foreign puppeteers perform during the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The puppet festival, which is part of the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival, kicked off here Friday. Puppeteers home and abroad presented various puppet shows here, delivering a visual feast for the audience. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

Chinese and foreign puppeteers are pictured during the Quanzhou International Puppet Festival in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Dec. 12, 2025. The puppet festival, which is part of the 2025 Maritime Silk Road International Cultural Tourism Festival, kicked off here Friday. Puppeteers home and abroad presented various puppet shows here, delivering a visual feast for the audience. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)