Keeping traditional Chinese puppetry alive in Singapore

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Traditional Chinese puppetry made its way to Singapore with the arrival of immigrants in the 19th century. Today only a handful of troupes survive in the city state. They primarily perform to the gods at religious gatherings, and are barely known to most young Singaporeans. CGTN's Miro Lu spoke to the folk artists, who are trying to keep their respective artforms alive in modern day Singapore.