Lifestyles have changed so rapidly that many of our traditional crafts and hobbies have been consigned to the archives. Television and videos take up our free time, and the incredible Information Highways have turned us into obsessive compulsive freaks who can’t keep our fingers off the mouse. We have become cross-eyed, staring at computer screens, and kyphotic, hunched in our high-backed chairs. The tragedy is that even our children have caught the bug and prefer the computer to other carefree games and hobbies. Haven’t we read of prodigies aged three or four, who have already become Cyber-addicts! Stress is inevitably the internal reaction to these high-tech stimuli, and the eternal urge to be one with the crowd, is driving many young people to depression, nervousness, peptic ulcers and chronic fatigue.

Seventy-year-old Master HSU has devoted his life to hand puppetry, and the dearest aim in his heart is passing down this traditional art. About 20 years ago, Master HSU began quietly introducing puppetry lessons in schools. At an age when most people are simply enjoying retirement, Master v HSU still constantly teaches and passes down his traditional skills with his hands.

In addition to his work on campus, Master HSU is now serving as resident puppet worhshop at . Through a face-to-face experience, ordinary visitors can understand, feel and be touched by the art of hand puppetry. It is his hope to pass down the art of traditional Taiwanese hand puppetry, and to make its light shine with ever greater glory.

In the light of these realities, it would be wise not to lose sight of our old traditional pastimes that could prove therapeutic but are unfortunately dying for want of patronage. They need to be revive not just because they are our cultural heritage, because they are very useful in many ways.

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Glove Puppetry in Taiwan went through struggles and frustrations. Yet it also tasted all the glory and pride. There is a traditional art that created the unique sense of artistic era, and it still attracts teenagers of new generations to appreciate.

There are so many fields where puppetry can be used and proved worthful like entertainment world(shows), medication, business of selling puppet items, education etc. but the area which is having high potential is education – ‘Linking puppetry with education’.