Water puppetry attracts foreign tourists

Puppetry is popular worldwide, however, water puppetry is unique in Vietnam. It originated from wet rice cultivation in Vietnam.

Tuesday, March 05, 2019 09:09

Puppetry is popular worldwide, however, water puppetry is unique in Vietnam. It originated from wet rice cultivation in Vietnam.

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