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National ICH · inscribed 2008
Wanzai's Kaikou Nuo (open-faced Nuo), also known as "Tiaoxiao", is a distinctive folk ritual for driving off evil, praying for peace and entertaining gods and people alike. Born at the end of the Yuan and start of the Ming, it has some 600 years of history.
Kaikou Nuo differs from other Nuo dance forms in that every role must sing — song, movement, declamation and acrobatics in full, though singing leads, with percussion carrying the music throughout and a rustic, earthy air preserved intact.
In June 2008, "Wanzai Kaikou Nuo" was inscribed on the second batch of China's national intangible cultural heritage list.