Nuo Masks

The Di Opera of Guizhou, China, due to its rich repertoire and numerous characters, features a wide variety of mask designs, which can be broadly classified into five categories: main generals, Taoist priests, clowns, animals, and secular characters. Among these,...

Longxu Hu is a warrior in the Zhou army from the Nuo opera Fengshen Bang (The Investiture of the Gods) and was ultimately enshrined as one of the Nine Ugly Stars. In the classic novel Fengshen Yanyi (The Investiture of...

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...

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...

Guan Yu is a classic character from the novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". His role appears in various Nuo performances across China. Through the spread of stories, he has been deified by the common people and audiences as an...

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...

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

周仓是傩堂戏正戏《关爷斩蔡阳》中的角色，作为关羽手下的一员将领，负责探听敌情、与敌叫阵、传送消息等。剧中关羽先派周仓与蔡阳大战，周仓败北而回，只好又由关羽亲自上阵，与蔡阳大将大战数十回合。不料关羽也是败走，此时周仓献计请黄忠、张飞等人助战。后经大战，打败蔡阳得其首级，由周仓示于张飞，关羽才重获张飞信任得以进城。 剧中周仓面具绿底花脸，显得有几分怪诞，而他作为一员将领，能够上阵杀敌必然带有戾气，圆瞪的大眼与略作夸张的獠牙正好显示了这一点。

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...

Zhang Long is the guard with sword beside Bao Gong, his right-hand man, representing the role of delivering justice and proclaiming the majesty of justice.