Made in 2008 for the Shanghai World Expo, the mask features two dragons playing with a ball and surrounded by Nuo dancers, all carved from a single piece of wood. "Camphor wood is the main ...

As far back as the Shang Dynasty (c. 16th century-11th century BC) participants would don carved masks made of bone and shells and chant "nuo, nuo" to drive away the devil. Though a lot has ...