Xu Wang was born in 1936, during the period of Japanese occupation, in a house on Theater Street, Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang County, Taipei Prefecture. His father, Xu Tianfu, was the founder of Xiaoxiyuan puppetry troupe. Xu Wang began to study puppetry skills with his father at the age of five, and officially became the head of the troupe at the age of sixteen. After Xu Tianfu retired, Xu Wang officially took over Xiaoxiyuan and became the second-generation head of the troupe. Xu Wang is proficient in all aspects of traditional puppet shows – he is a writer, director, and performer. He is reputed as the “champion of puppetry” among those in puppetry circles. In the 1960s, his performance of Dragon

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Historical fiction or “yan yi” in Chinese literary tradition is a literary narrative technique that combines anecdotes, legends, and imaginative plots to portray historical events that have already taken place, making them more exciting and vivid. However, when "history" becomes the central focus of a stage performance, does this reconstructed "reality" still possess the power to move people? Can it evoke the same profound collective memory and emotional experience as before? "History on Stage" takes "reenactment" as its core curatorial concept, combining the spirit of "Crafting Tradition" from the digital museum. It envisions Seden Glove Puppetry Foundation, the first non-governmental organization in Taiwan dedicated to promoting traditional glove puppetry, as a theatrical production. The "characters" in this “play” are the

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