人民网
Wed,Mar 12,2014
English>>Life & Culture

Folk artisan works on Nuo Opera masks in C China's Hubei (3)

(Xinhua)    17:09, March 12, 2014
Email|Print|Comments       twitter     facebook     Sina Microblog     reddit    
Folk artisan Wang Rubin works on a Nuo Opera mask at his workshop in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, March 12, 2014. Masks are a distinguishing feature of the Nuo Opera, an ancient folk drama which is still popular in many Chinese provinces along the Yangtze River. Nuo Opera performers are believed to gain the capability to communicate with deities once they wear their masks. In Enshi, the kind of Nuo Opera performed by the local Tujia people serves as both secular entertainment and a votive ritual. For more than two decades, Wang Rubin has been devoted to preserving and promoting mask-making techniques of the Enshi Nuo Opera, now a listed national intangible cultural heritage in China. So far, Wang has crafted over 1,000 Nuo Opera masks based on various theatrical and mythical characters. (Xinhua/Xie Shun)


【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 【7】 【8】 【9】 【10】

(Editor:SunZhao、Yao Chun)

Hot News

We Recommend

Photos

prev next

Related reading

Most Viewed

Day|Week|Month

Links