Nuo opera (Meishan Nuo opera)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Nuo opera (Meishan Nuo opera)

Applicant: Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province

Project No.: 233

Project No.: Ⅳ - 89

Time of publication: 2011 (the third batch)

Category: Traditional Drama

Region: Hunan Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province

Protection unit: Lengshuijiang Cultural Center

Introduction to Nuo opera (Meishan Nuo opera)

Applicant: Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province

Meishan Nuo opera is a kind of drama for God entertainment and self entertainment in Lengshuijiang City, Hunan Province. Meishan Nuo opera has been handed down from the family and the teacher to the present. It is an active carrier to record the evolution of history, culture, art and religion in central Hunan for thousands of years. It is also a valuable information source for ethnology, sociology, folklore, drama genesis, drama morphology and Huxiang Culture research.

Chinese PinYin : Nuo Xi Mei Shan Nuo Xi