Pic story of inheritor of Nuo mask carving techniques in China's Guizhou

Wang Guohua makes Nuo masks in Changzheng Village of Fengxiangxi Township in Dejiang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, June 24, 2019. Wang Guohua, a provincial level inheritor of Nuo mask carving techniques in Dejiang, has been obsessed by the trade as a result of the influence by his father when he was young. Based on the traditional way of making the masks, Wang has managed to make some innovation and improvement in tailor services in recent years. A lot of villagers have joined in the making process for the high demand of his products. Wang have helped villagers increase their incomes and inherited Nuo mask making techniques. Nowadays, Wang's younger son majoring in animation production has graduated from university and decided to dedicate himself into mask making, inheriting the traditional techniques together with his father. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)