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Huang Hai-tai (; 2 January 1901 – 11 February 2007) was a Taiwanese
Huang Hai-tai (; 2 January 1901 – 11 February 2007) was a Taiwanese puppeteer
A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, called a puppet, to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from ...
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Born on 2 January 1901, Huang learned the art of puppetry from his father and another puppeteer. He was also trained in beiguan music. Huang renamed his father's troupe Wuzhouyuan, and developed his own stories and characters, most notably Shi Yan-yun. At the start of his career, Taiwan was under Japanese rule, and Huang was limited to public performances that used the Japanese language and portrayed Japanese customs. However, Huang's secretly held private shows told traditional and historic Chinese tales, several of which he had read while in training. Over time, Huang became renowned as a national treasure. As his many students, including second son Huang Chun-hsiung
Huang Chun-hsiung (; born January 26, 1933, in Huwei, Yunlin, Taiwan) is a glove puppeteer, narrator, and producer. He is the second son of the puppeteer Huang Hai-tai. Chun-hsiung learned how to play glove puppets from his father at the age o ...
, formed their own theatre troupes in the 1950s, they ushered in the Golden Ray era, dominated by more elaborate shows in an attempt to compete with modernized entertainment mediums, such as comic strips, music, film, and television. Huang was awarded a National Cultural Award The National Cultural Award 行政院文化獎 was established in 1980 by the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China in Taiwan. A lifetime achievement award, it is given to honour " those who have made special contributions to the maintenance or en ...
in 2000, a in 2002, and presented with a presidential citation for lifetime achievement in 2004. Later that year, Huang's fifth son, Huang Feng-shih
Huang Feng-shih (; born 9 December 1949) is a Taiwanese politician.
He is the fifth son of puppeteer Huang Hai-tai. Huang Shih-feng studied film at National Taiwan University of Arts. He was sworn in to the Legislative Yuan on 28 October 2004, ...
was named to the Legislative Yuan
The Legislative Yuan is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for 4-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a parallel v ...
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Huang fell ill with pneumonia, and died of heart failure on 11 February 2007 in Huwei, Yunlin, aged 106. President Chen Shui-bian was one of thousands to attend Huang's funeral. He was posthumously featured on a Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...
documentary series, ''Portrait: Taiwan'', in November 2007. Some of Huang's sons and grandsons have also become puppeteers and have added multiple special effects to the shows. The traditional performances have been animated, made into films, and released on YouTube.
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