Dilemma and Choice: Research on the Contradiction of Dong People s Intangible Cultural Heritage Dong-dong-tui in Changxing Village of Hunan Province

"Dong-dong-tui"(Nuo Opera), which belongs to Dong people in Hunan Province, has its long history and has been one significant part of the ancient Nuo Culture. Dong-dong-tui was enrolled in the National Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2006. From then on a lot of researches came out. Sponsored by GCCX at MUC, our team finished our field research last summer. We lived at Tian-jing-zhai Village, Gongxi Town, Xinhuang County for three weeks. Our methodology consists of questionnaire, deep interview and participation. These problems with Dong-dong-tui right now, we found there, are as followings: the lack of relative talents, the shortage of funds and the insufficient of publicity.