It is difficult to understand the origin of "knocking and pushing". The earliest resident of Tianjingzhai was a Dragon named Dong, who moved from Jingzhou in the 17th year of Yongle in Ming Dynasty (14 19). People surnamed Long said, "Knock, knock and push" has its head in Jingzhou and its tail in the courtyard. " According to this inference, this kind of Nuo opera is likely to come from Jingzhou in the Ming Dynasty.
In the old days, there were Pangu Temple and Feishan Temple in Tianjingzhai. During the Spring Festival, temples take turns to offer sacrifices for one year, and perform "knocking and pushing" when offering sacrifices. Whenever there is a natural disaster or plague, we should also sing "knock knock push". "Knock, knock and push" is a kind of dance with simple plot, and some of it is Nuo opera with the embryonic form of drama. All the singing is in Dong language. His plays include Jumping to the Ground, Scorpion Stealing Cattle, and Old Man's Cart, which reflect the national life. There are also Three Kingdoms dramas featuring Guan Gong, such as Guan Gong's Catch the Thief First and the story of Gu Chenghui. The music of "Kou Kou Tui" is mostly developed from local folk songs and ballads, and the commonly used tunes are Liu Liu, Yin Shi, chanting and Gray. When singing "Knock, Knock, Knock", all the characters wear masks. The commonly used mask is called "cross-eyed", with a total of 36 masks.
Perform "knocking and pushing" in the dance. The actor's feet are always close to the "gongs and drums", stepping on a triangle and constantly beating. According to the old artist, this dance of stepping on a triangle is based on the body of a cow. The cow's head and two front feet are triangles, and the cow's tail and two rear feet are triangles. It is Dong people's farming culture that breeds "knocking and pushing".
In 1949, all the masks were separated. After that, when singing, either a temporary paper mask or painted makeup is used instead. 1992, the local people redone the mask and restored the original appearance of "knocking and pushing". In recent years, "knocking and pushing" has aroused widespread concern at home and abroad, and experts from Japan and South Korea have made many investigations on it, all of which have given high praise.