Nuo Masks

  ### Mask Introduction **Mountain-Opening, also known as "Mountain-Opening Fierce General" or "Mountain-Opening Brave General," is an important fierce deity in the main play "Mountain-Opening Brave General" of Nuo Hall Opera. In addition to serving as a fierce god to...

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。

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,...

Guru Dragpo is the wrathful and terrifying manifestation of Guru Padmasambhava, hence known as the Wrathful Padmasambhava. Guru Padmasambhava was a great Indian Buddhist master, whose Sanskrit name is Padmasambhava. He was from Oddiyana in Eastern India, thus respectfully referred...

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...

Jin Wushu, whose Chinese name was Wanyan Zongbi, was a renowned general of the Jin Dynasty, known for his military prowess. In the Di Opera libretto "The Legend of Yue Fei," he is portrayed as one of the main antagonistic...

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...

Kui Xing, also known as "Kuixing," is associated with the term "Kui," meaning "first" or "leader." As the first star of the Big Dipper constellation, Kui Xing is closely linked to the highest achievers in the ancient imperial examination system,...

General Zhou is Nuo opera "singing three yuan" main god of the three yuan in the "lower yuan Dingzhi Zhou Zhenjun", its original name is Zhou Bin, the word Wen Gang, and on the yuan General Tang, in the yuan...

Autumn Auntie, also known as "Autumn Niang", is Nuo Nuo Tang opera inserted in the play "An An send rice" in the clown and secular characters