One of the Buyi arts and cultures? Wonderful? Buyi Nuo opera

Buyi culture is extensive and profound, and the most distinctive Buyi Nuo opera is a wonderful flower in the art world. The mysterious and peculiar Nuo opera has been circulated among Buyi people for hundreds of years. It is a true portrayal of the life of Buyi people and an expression of their simple and kind feelings. Next, I will show you Buyi Nuo Opera.

The origin of Buyi Nuo Opera can be traced back to the "Nuo Sacrifice" and "Nuo Dance" in primitive society, that is, the ancestors danced with masks of beasts, aiming at exorcising evil spirits, rewarding gods, eliminating disasters and praying for blessings.

Nuo originated from Nuo sacrifice in ancient times, and it is a quasi-religious behavior. Nuo opera was conceived in the soil of religious culture, directly born out of Nuo sacrifice ceremony, formed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and was the product of mutual infiltration and integration of various religious cultures.

Nuo Opera in China is widely distributed, and all ethnic groups are different and have their own characteristics. Known as "the living fossil of China's plays". There are two main types of Libo Nuo Opera: Han Nuo Opera and Buyi Nuo Opera, among which Buyi Nuo Opera is the most popular and unique.

Guizhou Buyi Nuo Opera originated in the Ming Dynasty. A large number of troops and immigrants entered Guizhou and brought it to the Central Plains and Jiangnan. Later, it was combined with Guizhou regional culture to form a unique Buyi Nuo opera.

The ancient Nuo opera in Libo was first used for Nuo altar sacrifices of Buyi people, such as building bridges, burning incense, making wishes, etc., and it has been circulated for half a century. The post-Nuo opera is based on the battle stories of ancient China, mixed with myths and legends, and mixed with rural auspicious words, and it integrates drama, traditional opera and dance drama.

The characters in the play are "general, pioneer, civil servant, military attache, lieutenant, women and children" and so on. Nuo masks are all carved from wood, with strange shapes, mysterious colors and lifelike. The costumes are gorgeous and colorful, and the dance is rough, entertaining and unique.

The forms of Nuo opera of Buyi nationality in Libo are mainly divided into two types: main drama and auxiliary drama. The main drama is characterized by reflecting nature and god. Sideplay is characterized by reflecting historical figures and allusions. It has been introduced and developed for more than 400 years.

There are more than ten kinds of Nuo operas of Buyi nationality in Libo, such as "making a wish for the gods", "worshiping the three realms", "offering sacrifices to the three lights (the sun, the moon and the stars)," offering sacrifices to the gods ","offering sacrifices to springs and wells "and" offering sacrifices to grains ",which has become one of the most popular folk local operas in Libo cultural tourism projects.

Nuo culture is the remains of ancient culture. It is not only the China text of cultural anthropology, but also the model of ethnology, folklore, history, drama and other fields. It is mysterious, uninhibited and unpretentious, showing its remarkable characteristics such as primitive, mysterious, strange, rough, harmonious and unique, which shows that it is a very attractive tourism resource with extremely important and outstanding tourism functions.