Peng Guolong
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Peng Guolong, Male, Han, from Pingxiang, Jiangxi, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Pingxiangxiangdongnuomianju (Ⅶ-45). The tradition is documented in Pingxiang, Jiangxi. Within the regional tradition and school record of Pingxiangxiangdongnuomianju in Pingxiang, Jiangxi: The extant carving techniques of Xiangdong Nuo masks were transmitted from Hunan during the Qing dynasty and have been passed down through three generations in Xiangdong; they are mainly Song-dynasty Nuo-mask carving techniques.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Peng Guolong is anchored in the documented technical standards of Pingxiangxiangdongnuomianju in Pingxiang, Jiangxi. Within the documented technical tradition of Pingxiangxiangdongnuomianju in Pingxiang, Jiangxi: Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "The hereditary spirit register of Nuo masks": Working from the family's register of Nuo mask deities, Lai Mingde and his sons reproduced 440 Song-style human masks, a feat unique in Chinese mask carving. "The 440 Song-style Nuo masks": Song-style carving yields delicate, archaic masks; the inheritors can now complete 440 of them, and their output dominates the Nuo temples of Pingxiang. "Over a dozen stages from timber to mask": Xiangdong Nuo masks pass through more than a dozen stages from raw material to finished face, all executed by hand and demanding long hours. "Headdresses and expression as local style": The expressions and headdresses of Xiangdong masks carry fixed meanings and, together with archaic modelling and exaggeration, define the region's style.
The hereditary spirit register of Nuo masks
Working from the family's register of Nuo mask deities, Lai Mingde and his sons reproduced 440 Song-style human masks, a feat unique in Chinese mask carving.
The 440 Song-style Nuo masks
Song-style carving yields delicate, archaic masks; the inheritors can now complete 440 of them, and their output dominates the Nuo temples of Pingxiang.
Over a dozen stages from timber to mask
Xiangdong Nuo masks pass through more than a dozen stages from raw material to finished face, all executed by hand and demanding long hours.
Headdresses and expression as local style
The expressions and headdresses of Xiangdong masks carry fixed meanings and, together with archaic modelling and exaggeration, define the region's style.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Peng Guolong was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Pingxiangxiangdongnuomianju, with Pingxiang, Jiangxi as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Pingxiangxiangdongnuomianju in Pingxiang, Jiangxi: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2006 (batch 1), with Pingxiang, Jiangxi as its declared area, and Pingxiang Xiangdong District Cultural Center (Pingxiang Xiangdong District Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Safeguarding Center) as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The extant carving techniques of Xiangdong Nuo masks were transmitted from Hunan during the Qing dynasty and have been passed down through three generations in Xiangdong; they are mainly Song-dynasty Nuo-mask carving techniques.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lai Mingde | Pingxiang, Jiangxi | 05-2618 | Same declared area |
| Peng Guolong | Pingxiang, Jiangxi | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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