Nuo Masks

Adham, meaning "grandmother", was the wife of the old grandfather, Abumo, and a long-lived old man, said to be 1,500 years old.

General Ouyang Jinjia is unique to Jiangxi Wanzai Nuo God, also known as General, Grand Master, is said to be the first of the twenty-four wrongful death of the Nuo God of the Nuo musicians. This twenty-four musicians because the...

Recruiting soul messenger is Guizhi Nuo opera "chapter Wenxian" character in the play, black face and wide mouth, not angry since the power, combined with the black and blue color of the face on behalf of the fierce character, immediately...

Eighty big king is jiangxi wuyuan nuo dance deity system in one of the main god, have research wuyuan nuo dance experts think, eighty big king prototype for the yellow emperor era of chi. More said its predecessor for the...

The Baima Tibetan Dharma Protector Mask of Sichuan is similar to the Qiangm Mask of Tibetan Dharma Protector, also wearing a skull crown and looking down on the world with five eyes. The masks are carved from wood, with simple...

Cheega Dharma King, pronounced as "Dangjin Qujia" in Tibetan and meaning Dharma King in Chinese, is the image of Yama manifested by Manjushri, the Bodhisattva, who presents a wrathful appearance. In Qiangm performances, Dharma King Cheegar acts as the principal...

Sin dragon, is an important role in the Nuo Nuo altar theater program, in Nuo Nuotang opera is not to bring auspicious signs, but is the embodiment of all disasters and evil, is to be driven away to eliminate the...

Zhong Kui is known in folklore as a great god who catches, eats and kills ghosts. Rumor has it that the prevalence of Zhong Kui originated from the dream of Emperor Tang Ming Huang, in which Zhong Kui was revered...

Monk this role in all parts of the Nuo altar theater have appeared, according to the needs of the performance and the difference between the duties, the title is different, such as "nine states monk", "sweeping monk", "check the fasting...

The "handful of taiji" is the phonetic translation of the Yi language "change of people theater", which is an ancient belief folklore of the Yi people. Abumo, meaning "old grandfather", is said to be 1,700 years old, and is regarded...