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JOURNAL OF KUNMING METALLURGY COLLEGE ›› 2017, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (2): 112-117.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1009-0479.2017.02.023

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The Cultural Connotation of Nuo Masks of the Yi People in Qixuan Village,Hedian Town, Xiangyun County

YIN Yajuan,PAN Jing,QIN Ying   

  1. Faculty of Marxism,Yunnan Agricultura lUniversity, Kunming650201, China
  • Received:2017-04-05 Online:2017-06-23 Published:2017-06-23

Abstract: NuomasksoftheYipeopleinQixuanvillage,Hediantown,XiangyuncountywereincludedinintangibleculturalheritagelistatcountylevelbyDaligovernmentinYunnanprovincein2010.Nuomasksnotonlycarrythenationalculture,butalsocontaintheYiPeoplesyearningforabetterlife.Theyarethecrystallizationofhumanwisdom.Thispaper,basedontheNuomasksinXiangyuncounty,discussesthedefinitionandclassificationofthemasksandthehistoricalevolutionofNuocultureinthesemaskstorevealthethreecharacteristicsofNuomasks,namely,thedivinity,animalityandhumanity,whichenrichestheYicultureandprovidesreferenceforresearchesonthecultureoftheminoritynationalities

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