Maoming puppetry is divided into rod puppetry, glove puppetry and string puppetry according to the puppet shape and operation techniques. According to records, in the third year of Yuanjia in the Southern Dynasty (426), rod puppetry was introduced from Zhongzhou to Huazhou, and then spread to all parts of our city in the Yuan Dynasty. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, with the migration of people from southern Fujian to western Guangdong and the exchange of economy and culture, glove puppetry was introduced to western Guangdong, and gradually evolved into "pole drama" in Dianbai, Huazhou and other places. Later, it was combined with rod puppetry to form a single-person puppetry, and glove puppetry no longer existed alone. Rod puppetry is commonly known as "ghost puppetry". According to the personnel and equipment of the puppet troupe, it is divided into: small class, that is, single-person puppetry, performed by 1 artist; medium class, 3 to 4 people; large class, 10 to 15 people. A puppet troupe has more than 30 puppet heads, divided into roles such as Sheng, Dan, Jing, Chou, Wusheng, and Xusheng. During the performance, percussion instruments such as gongs, cymbals, drums, and wooden fish are used to accompany the entrance and the interlude. The artists perform according to the different performance routines and movements of the roles, singing out the different voices of men, women, old and young, and the language characteristics of various roles. The singing style of puppetry is evolved on the basis of the local popular folk songs. During the "Cultural Revolution", puppetry in Maoming City was basically stopped, and it was not until 1978 that it was rapidly restored and developed.