Puppets are made of wood and coated with waterproof paint. Each puppet is handmade, has its own posture and expresses a certain character. The most outstanding puppet is known as chu teu which has a round face and a humorous and optimistic smile. The show starts with chu teu, dressed in an odd costume, offering joyful laughter.
Through ages, water puppetry has been ocupied a significant role in Vietnamese Art, and is a unique form of art involved the wetland rice culture of the Red river.