Wooden masks are an Anshun local opera.

Anshun Di Opera is a traditional folk drama unique to Tunpu people in Anshun City, Guizhou Province, in which they wear wooden masks. It is also one of the national intangible cultural heritages. This kind of wood-carved mask, commonly known as face, is made with complex and exquisite craftsmanship. It is an important prop in Anshun local opera. Quilt opera is a one-person puppet show.

Anshun local opera is popular in Anshun, Pingba, Huishui and other cities and counties. It is said that the local opera originated from the troops who entered Guizhou during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Each local opera troupe specializes in singing a complete opera, such as "General of the Yang Family", "Yue Zhuan", etc. The music of Anshun local opera is rough and the accompaniment is simple, and it is generally suitable for performances in the wilderness. The actor wears a mask and his face is covered with green gauze. The weapons he holds are particularly short, but the range of movements he performs is very large.

Current situation of inheritance

The lack of inheritance subjects is the biggest dilemma faced by the inheritance of Di Opera culture. Under the impact of the market tide, the main inheritance subjects of Di Opera culture are facing the dilemma of loss, alienation and complete demise. , the final demise of the inheritance subject will mean the end of the earth opera cultural undertaking. After the reform and opening up, stimulated by increasingly abundant material conditions, people's values ??became increasingly diversified. The principle of money first prompted people to leave the mountain villages to pursue material interests. The prevalence of part-time work diverted a large part of the young labor force.

This group of people came into contact with the outside society earlier and were greatly influenced by the outside world. Most of them were unwilling to follow the old artists to learn local opera performances for economic purposes. The local opera culture is gradually losing its market and carrier, and Family members and youth as the main body of inheritance no longer assume the original inheritance function. The change and disappearance of the main body of inheritance means the final demise of the cultural matters they carry. The cultural level of the inheritors of local opera culture is generally low, and the age distribution is uneven. The team is aging seriously and faces the embarrassment of lack of successors.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia—Anshun Local Opera