Author(s)

Tan Jun

Corresponding Author

Tan Jun

Abstract

Yang drama, also known as "Lianke drama", is distributed in Xiaohe town, Youyang county, Chongqing city, China, and che ba village, Tonggu township, etc. it originated in the Yin and Shang dynasties. Whenever people get married, they invite theatrical troupes to perform Yang drama at home.Yang drama is widely praised by the world for its sound and props.Take the mask as an example, according to the different characters, there are great differences in modeling, expression and color. It can be said that it is the soul of Yang drama and has far-reaching historical significance for the inheritance and innovation of mask culture in our country. Based on the review of Youyang Tujia and Yang drama mask past lives, this paper makes an in-depth analysis of it from the perspective of aesthetic characteristics such as shape and color, as well as cultural genes such as original culture and cultural integration, and further examines its collision with modern design, aiming at promoting more scholars inside and outside the industry to understand the connotation of youyang Tujia and Yang drama culture and its mask culture.

Keywords

Chongqing Youyang Tujia Yang Drama Mask, Mask culture, Aesthetic Characteristics, Cultural Gene