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[Note] This is an article on Nuo culture research written in 1987, which first proposed the concept of "Nuo culture". I didn't expect this research to flourish. At that time, I wrote two other articles, one titled "Folklore Thoughts on...

Abstract: "Kaishan Mangjiang," an indispensable role in the Nuo opera of the Tujia, Han, and Miao ethnic groups in northern Guizhou, is one of the most representative masks in the opera. By analyzing its origins, structural design, and metaphorical implications...

Nuo opera is one of China's ancient theatrical forms, distinguished by its mysterious, fantastical plots and stunning masks. As an important component of traditional Chinese culture, Nuo opera masks not only possess a rich cultural foundation but also carry significant...

In the flow of human culture, there has always been both primitive sensory culture and mature rational "civilized" culture. In the past, it was believed that these two types of culture had distinctions in superiority and chronological order. However, today's...

As the Spring Festival approaches, every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, men and women of all ages gather in front of the "Nuo God Temple" in Shiyou Village, Nanfeng County, Jiangxi Province, which is isolated...

Here is the English translation of the provided Chinese text, maintaining the original formatting and links: "Wearing a mask, one becomes a god; taking off the mask, one returns to being human." In Nuo culture, a Nuo mask allows the...

In the ancient Western Jin Dynasty, historian Sima Biao's "Continuation of the Book of Han" recorded a ritual called "expelling pestilence". This ritual was performed on the day before La Festival, led by selected sons of imperial guards wearing red...