The Taiwanese hand puppet show or “Budaisi” (布袋戲 Mandarin: Bu4 Dai4 Xi3 Taiwanese: po-te-hi) is a time honored live theatrical folk art that integrates literature, society, music, ventriloquism, poetry, art, sculpture, embroidery, illusion as well as masterful stunts. The art is one of Taiwan’s most cherished, respected, and traditional heritage forms of Taiwanese local dramatic entertainment and visual performance.