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The "non la" is everywhere in Vietnam—in rice fields, on city streets, in souvenir shops. Beyond the practical shield from sun and rain, it's one of the clearest windows into how Vietnamese craft traditions stay alive in the villages that still make them by hand.
Born in 11th-century rice paddies of the Red River Delta, water puppetry is a living tradition where hidden puppeteers bring lacquered wooden characters to life on water, accompanied by live traditional music and satirical storytelling.
In Phu Tho province, the Thet xoan troupe includes taxi drivers, farmers, and factory workers who abandon their day jobs to perform centuries-old worship songs. We visited them at their communal house to see how this ancient tradition survives.
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