Chizhou’s Nuo Opera, honored as the "living fossil of Chinese opera", is one of the first batch of national-level intangible cultural heritage projects. There’s a saying that goes like “no village is complete without Nuo traditions” in Chizhou, and it plays a vital role during Spring Festival as a ritual for blessings and good fortune. Today, let’s follow the footsteps of the post-90s young man Xu Xinlei to explore how this ancient art is gaining brand-new vitality in modern times.

(On-camera reporter: Dong Yifan, Video photographer/editor: Li Ji; Translators: Ding Lili, Luo Yeyitong, Zheng Tianze)