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China's masks and mask art have a long history, with a wide variety of arts, extensive production materials, exquisite drawing skills, unique artistic conception and profound historical connotation.

China masks can be divided into gold masks, bronze masks, gold-plated masks, iron masks, jade masks, wooden masks, bamboo masks, cloth masks, paper tires masks, plastic masks and so on.

Masks in China can be divided into the following functions: 1. Nuo mask-mobilize the gods to exorcise evil spirits, eliminate disasters and make money, so that people can live a rich life, and the country and the people are safe. Nuo masks, such as bronze masks and Fang Xiang's bear totem "Golden Four-Eye Mask", appeared in Nuo instruments in Shang and Zhou Dynasties three thousand years ago. They are the oldest and most primitive masks in China, showing primitive beauty, ferocious beauty, wild beauty and special mystery, with high historical and cultural value. Second, the sacrificial mask-pray for the gift of the gods and bless the people's happiness and well-being. Third, the mask of the town-the mask hanging on the pillars of the temple and the lintel of the house is called swallowing, which means swallowing the devil in one gulp. 4. Funeral masks-gold-faced chrysanthemums buckled on the face of the deceased, Jin Mianju decorated with jade, jade and tiger masks embedded in the walls of tombs and coffins, etc. Five, drama masks, dance masks, entertainment masks, craft masks-such as Nuo opera, Nuo dance, Tibetan opera, opera and other artistic masks, children's games big head doll masks.

With the progress of society, many ancient masks have disappeared or are disappearing. Contemporary audiences understand the cultural mentality and spiritual life of the ancients from the perspective of historical and cultural inheritance, and appreciate and taste their original or sub-ecological beauty such as sculpture, painting, modeling and craft from the aesthetic point of view.