The string puppet show (original name: Chuanzi puppet show) was created by Pucheng literati and was born during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1661). It has a history of more than 300 years. The performance program started in the Sui Dynasty and was performed in order from dynasty to dynasty until the Ming Dynasty. The content is the historical stories of each dynasty, so it is called Chuanzi. During the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Wang Mingxiu, a Pucheng gentleman, loved opera and often gathered friends to play and sing. Later, he ordered craftsmen to make 108 puppets based on the characters in "Water Margin", covered with opera costumes, called 108 generals, also known as the thirty-six heavenly generals and the seventy-two earthly demons. Each puppet is equipped with a string board with 11 strings tied to the board, and the puppet is flexible and free to operate. There is a puppet called Guo Gong, and Wang Qizhi in Pucheng dialect, which is similar to the clown in the opera troupe. There are many programs in the puppet show, which are divided into three categories according to dynasties. The first is the heavenly type, stories about gods and Buddhas; the second is the palace type, stories about emperors and generals; the third is the folk type, stories about fishermen, woodcutters, farmers and scholars. The singing style is the high-pitched style of Jiangxi Yiyang Gan Opera, and at the same time, folk songs are sung, which is called the folk song style. There are 18 folk songs, 9 for male and female voices, and they are sung in the "official style" with Pucheng dialect. The lyrics were written by the founder Wang Mingxiu in four words and eight characters. The dialogue is in the "official style" with Pucheng dialect, but Guo Gong uses Pucheng dialect when he goes on stage. There are 4-5 artists in the puppet show troupe, including 1 main stage announcer, 1 person who plays instruments, 1 drummer, 1-2 puppeteers, and everyone must be able to sing. Pucheng puppet show started with Wang Mingxiu and has been passed down to the 10th generation. The first generation, Wang Mingxiu, was the master's great ancestor. The first to sixth generations were inherited by the Wang family. The sixth generation was Wang Yuanji. The seventh generation was passed on to a foreign surname, Xiang Xinyan, from Songshu, Liantang, Pucheng. The eighth generation, Jiang Anmin, was from Lingtou, Yongxing, Pucheng. He is now 100 years old and still alive. The ninth generation, Ye Yinggui, was from Chengguan, Pucheng. He was the master of the troupe. The tenth generation, Ye Yangzhong, was from Pucheng. He was born in 1973 and has a junior high school education. He is the youngest inheritor of the current string puppet troupe. Pucheng string puppetry has the characteristics of a wide audience, vivid art, and historical inheritance. Protecting and rescuing string puppetry has artistic and practical value, and will play a positive role in enriching and improving the history of puppetry in northern Fujian and even China, and building a harmonious society. In 2008, "string puppetry" was included in the first batch of representative works of municipal intangible cultural heritage in Nanping City (declared as "inherited puppets"). In 2009, it was included in the second batch of Fujian Province's provincial intangible cultural heritage representative list.