Chinese Puppets
Puppets on strings or wire like the old time Pinocchio were once popular in the China before the advent of motion pictures.
Puppets were usually carved from pieces of wood, and the assembled parts are hung on strings. The plays are mostly performed in the open air without a curtain to conceal the puppeteers, unlike the common practice in the West, and spectators can see both the performances and the performers from the three sides of the stage. In the West, the audiences usually expect the performers to be hidden.