Di Opera in Anshun is one of the first practices to be included in the national list of intangible cultural heritage.

The masks used in Di Opera are also typical folk arts of Guizhou. They are very refined and full of liveliness. With high aesthetic value, the masks serve as nice souvenirs for tourists. Most of the masks are made of clove or poplar and carved by a technique combining the bass-relief with hollowed carving. They mainly apply colors such as red, green, blue, white, yellow and black. A gold-overlay and silver-blush can both be used to highlight the color. A mask consists of three parts -- face, helmet and ear -- which are carved into various kinds of heroic figures in an exaggerative style.

Editor: Liu Fang