Nuo Culture Resources

Can't read the article? Read it to you! At present, only in the northwest of Guizhou Weining County Yi cottage bare Jar "handful of Taiji" (translation), some comrades according to the literal meaning of the Yi language interpretation of the...

As soon as the winter break began in 2010, I rushed to Ceheng to conduct a field study on Buyi culture before the Spring Festival. Before coming, I had read in some articles about an ancient Buyi Nuo opera called...

  Can't focus on reading the article? Let the Nuo Opera radio read it to you! "Dong dong qiang, dong dong qiang..." In Tianjing Village, Gongxi Township, Xinhuang Dong Autonomous County, Hunan Province, during major festivals and peak tourist seasons,...

Nuo, Those Messages from Ancient Times - Analysis of Chinese Nuo Cultural Forms and Thinking [Abstract] Nuo is an ancient and vast historical cultural system. It is related to human birth, aging, illness and death, and thus to human life...

Nuo opera is an ancient form of Chinese theater with a thousand-year history, and Nuo opera masks are an important component. Nuo opera masks combine decoration, religion, and performance, not only holding an important position in theater but also possessing...

China, an ancient civilization with a history spanning five thousand years, has a rich historical and cultural heritage that is awe-inspiring. However, among these brilliant cultural treasures, there is a unique chapter that is little known - the "Shamanic Nuo...

The Classic of Mountains and Seas is an important pre-Qin text that covers various disciplines including literature, religion, history, folklore, astronomy, geography, zoology, botany, and medicine. Classic of Mountains and Seas There are many different views on the nature of...

I am Dachen. Today, I want to talk to you about a magical topic: the relationship between Nuo and epidemic. This topic may sound a bit mysterious, but believe me, it is much more interesting than you think. What is...

[Abstract] From the written records in the "Guizhou General Records" of the Jiajing period to the graphic presentation in the "Illustrated History of Miao and Man in Southern Guizhou" of the Guangxu period, the basic form of Nuo performed by...

Masks of Nuo Opera: A Visual Journey Image 1: Su Liwen, a folk "shaman" from the Nuo Opera troupe in Lengshuijiang, China. Photo by intern Gong Wei. Image 2: A Nuo Opera artist performing live. Photo by Xie Zhengyu from...