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Ancient Yi ethnic opera performed in Guizhou

Updated: May 14, 2020 chinadaily.com.cn Print
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Yi ethnic residents perform Cuotaijiin Weining county, Guizhou province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Cuotaijiis an ancient drama preserved in Luoga village of Bandi town in Weining's Yi, Hui and Miao autonomous county, Guizhou province.

Cuotaijiin the Yi language refers to the magic of human evolution. Cuotaijiwere rituals the Yi ethnic group used to worship ancestors and pray for well-being and a bountiful harvest. It gradually developed into an opera. Cuotaiji Operawas registered in 2006 in the first list of national intangible cultural heritage.

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