Ancient times, Sacrificial, the prevalence of Nuo opera very broad, Southwest China, the Yangtze River,
Yellow River, the Nen River Valley are popular. But with social development and cultural evolution, Nuo
Nuo opera festival in the Nen River, Yellow River Basin area of the Yangtze River has become more
decline. However, the southwest region, particularly in remote ethnic minority areas, has long been african masks for sale
blocking traffic, science and technology behind the low level of productivity of the formation of a closed
social environment and the unique culture of ethnic character, and the Central Plains culture, Chu
culture, Sichuan cultural infiltration, Nuo Nuo Opera Festival and for the survival and development
provide fertile soil. Guizhou as the center of a vast area, including Guizhou, a province in eastern
Yunnan, southern Sichuan, Chongqing, southern, southwestern Hubei, Hunan, west and southwest,
northern Guangxi, today is still popular Nuo Nuo Opera Festival and the region, but Nuo Opera saved
the largest and most complete variety, features the most significant. Nuo Opera in the region a variety
of groups can be broadly classified into three categories, namely, to play, Exorcising Opera, changing
people play.
In Exorcising, the masks play an important role. Sacrificial Prevalence in Shang and Zhou dynasties, in
order to get strong Exorcising ancestors effects Exorcising the auspices of the Fang Xiangshi wearing
the "Four Golden Eyes" mask. "Zhou Summer Palace", said: "Fang Xiangshi palm Mongolia bearskin, gold
four-eyes, Xuanyi to Sang, the Executive Ge Yang, shield, and when the Nuo Li Shuai hundred to claim
room flooding epidemic." Fangxiang's become a Ghost and illness, disaster Najib deified image of the
people that can look mysterious. In the african masks for sale Nuo opera performances, Nuo Opera masks have become an
important means of plastic art; Nuo Opera is the most important. The most typical props. While wearing
a cast Nuo Opera is an important feature different from other dramas.
Exorcising with the emergence and development of Nuo masks, long history and colorful. In addition
to "Zhou", and many other ancient literature, Nuo masks made of a more vivid and the description of
the image, but some places have been unearthed over the years and found many are ancient. On the
account, the account, early modern physical and masks Nuo masks image. Nuo masks found in modern
times is more abundant in kind. For example, unearthed in Sichuan Wushan Dasi stone faces on both
sides, Shandong Tengxian Kong jade unearthed in the village people on the face, first unearthed in
Gansu Yongchang mandarin duck pond the stone faces, Liaoning cattle Lianghe clay excavated from the
site of Hongshan culture, and so is the ancient goddess picture Nuo mask during the very representative.
Anyang, Henan, and Xun County, Fangshan and Pinggu Beijing, Xi'an and other places out Chenggu
bronze mask is on the Shang and Zhou dynasties (ancient) typical of Nuo masks. Western Han Dynasty
unearthed in Guangxi West bronze african masks for sale, king of the Western Han Dynasty unearthed in Xuzhou,
Jiangsu, quality mask, unearthed in Hunan Han Shu Pu talc and so is the mouth to swallow the typical
medieval Nuo masks. Since the remains of early modern and modern Nuo masks, the national figure it
out, indeed thousands, part of which is obtained through archaeological excavations, is still more to the
interactive part of the folklore of Nuo opera artist or collection.
Exorcising activity or whether Nuo opera performances; mask is given a mysterious meaning of religion african tribal masks
and folklore. Nuo Culture Circle yard in the consciousness of the people; mask is a symbol of the gods
and the carrier, how to deal with mask; often have to comply with the Conventional Xuan various rules
and prohibitions set. For example, when the first production of the mask at "the opening" ceremony,
held prior access to the mask to "open box" ceremony, placed the mask to hold a "sealing" ceremony.
