Chen Xihuang is the only traditional glove puppetry (poo-te-hi) performer in Taiwan who has been awarded with two national titles by the Ministry of Culture, “Preserver of Important Traditional Puppetry” and “Preserver of Prop Production Technologies for Classic Puppetry Clothes, Helmets, and Hats”. Chen is now the head of Chen Xihuang Traditional Puppetry Troupe. He was born in 1931. Chen’s father, Li Tianlu, was a renowned puppet master, and his grandfather was Chen A-lai, the head of the Lehuayuan puppetry troupe. In 1953, Chen Xihuang started his own puppetry troupe and established Xinwanran. In 1975, Xinwanran was disbanded. In 2009, Chen Xihuang Traditional Puppetry Troupe was formed again, and the troupe has continued to perform since then.