Nuo opera is a kind of dance performed in ancient my country during superstitious rituals to drive away ghosts and epidemics. It worships and believes in the ancestors of mankind, "Nuo Gong and Nuo Po". It is currently only circulated in a few areas and is called the "living fossil" of Chinese culture. The performance forms are "Nuo fulfillment" and "rewarding gods and entertaining people". Its purpose is to "reward gods and entertain gods" and "drive away evil and welcome auspiciousness". It has a long history in Jiangkou, has a great influence, and is widely spread. It was banned for a time after liberation, but has been restored since the reform and opening up. At present, it is widely circulated in Minhe, Shuangjiang, Bapan, and Taoying. Due to the influence of Bachu culture, Jiangkou's Nuo opera is integrated with primitive religion, folk legends, and local songs, becoming a unique form of opera. Nuo opera began in ancient times. According to historical records, in the Han Dynasty, "the scale of court Nuo dance was grand, with the names of 'Fangxiang Dance' and 'Twelve Gods Dance'". It is unknown when it began in Jiangkou, but according to expert analysis, it was circulated in Guizhou before the Ming Dynasty. There are two main sects of Nuo opera in Jiangkou. One is the Minhe sect with Lan Huang as the ancestor (teacher); the other is the Nuxi sect with Zhang Wenjiang as the ancestor. Lan Huang and Zhang Wenjiang both went to the Central Plains to learn Henan law and integrated it into Nuo opera. These two people have superb skills and there are many magical legends in the local area. Later, the inheritors of Nuo opera in Jiangkou were all descendants of Lan Huang and Zhang. The organization of Nuo opera is loose, without a fixed organizational structure and strict organizational form. Generally, in a certain area, the person with the highest skills, the greatest influence, the oldest qualifications, and the most respected is the master, and the rest are his apprentices. A master can have several apprentices, ranging from two or three to five or six. Apprentices generally learn from their masters for three years. After three years, the master believes that they have learned and qualified, and then holds a signing ceremony to become a master, and can hold rituals independently from then on. Such as redeeming souls, Chong Nuo (beating Luo drums), praying for rain, etc. Chong Nuo only requires two people, and fulfilling a wish requires five or six people. Apprentices can usually perform alone. If the master needs to organize a large-scale vow-fulfilling or other activities, he will call all the apprentices together. The apprentices must obey the master's dispatch and cannot shirk responsibility unless there are special circumstances. The main repertoires of Nuo opera include: meeting at the altar, ordering soldiers to build bridges, opening the eyes and appointing generals, inviting gods to dismount, offering sacrifices to the Five Mountains, offering red flowers, presenting memorials, inlaying stars, thanking the stove and offering sacrifices, etc. After that, the cave was opened, and there were more than 20 excerpts such as "Absorbing Soldiers", "Communication", "Offering White", "Qin Tong Balang", "Pioneer", "Opening the Mountain", "Calculator", "Patrolling the Sea", "Master's Wife", "Repaying Mother's Wish", "Looking for an Axe", "Preparing Cooking", "Laughing Monk", and "Thanking the Land". The main play of the cave also includes "An An Sending Rice"; influenced by Han culture, there are also excerpts such as "Liu Yi Sending a Letter", "Dong Yong Selling His Body", "Meng Jiangnu Crying at the Great Wall", "Welcoming the God of Wealth", "Shan Bo Visiting Friends", "Guan Gong Beheading Cai Yang", "Zhong Kui Fighting Ghosts", "Moving to Invite Master's Wife", "Du Xianggong Returning Home", and "Admonition". In the Jiangkou Dong ethnic group settlement area, there are also Leiyuan and Fengnu Leiyuan, which have primitive religious colors during the performance, with altar layout and three requests-pictures, etc. The folk skills of Nuo opera include: climbing the knife ladder (including crossing the knife bridge and climbing the knife pole), walking on the sea of fire (walking barefoot on red iron), going into the oil pan (putting hands into the boiling oil to take copper coins), going through the fire ring, holding red iron in the mouth, eating bowls, opening the red mountain, the immortal bamboo, hanging bricks on the neck, dancing on the bench, reconnecting broken bamboo, flying over the eaves and walking on the wall, etc. Legend has it that there are also lost skills such as stepping on Jiuzhou (laying the Ling tribe on the water surface and people will not sink when stepping on it), turning straw sandals into fish, crossing the river with an umbrella, and inserting a knife on the head. There is no fixed performance venue for Nuo opera. It can be performed on the stage or on the stage. It can be performed on the dam or in private homes. The main props include: robes, masks, ox horns, horse whips, command flags, wooden utensils, pens and ink, divination, chimes, and related props for performing stunts. The performance forms include singing and dancing, rap, opera, and miscellaneous singing. There are more than 10 kinds of singing tunes, with free rhythm changes, strong colloquialism, and rich folk song interest and other local characteristics. At present, the main inheritors in Jiangkou are: Hu Shengguang from Xinjie, Shuangjiang Town, Qiu Xiaoman from Bapan Gaoqiang, Wen Zaishun from Yanjing River, Yang Liujin from Taoying Wenggao, etc.