Guanjiang Shou (Senior Officers) 官將首

Carrie Kellenberger over at My Several Worlds kindly published my article about Guanjiang Shou (sometimes called Senior Officers). If you want to read the article check it out there. Sadly, there was little room for photos so I have posted some here so readers may better understand the features of Guanjiangshou, differences between Jiajiang troupes (家將團), and especially some — often subtle — differences between Bajiajiang and Guanjiang Shou.The easiest ways of differentiating Bajiajiang and Guanjiang Shou is (more…)

December 10, 2010 | Categories: photography, Tainan, Taiwan, Taiwan Religion | Tags: Ba, Bajiajiang, Dao, face, facepaint, festival, folk, folk religion, Guan, Guanjiang, Guanjiangshou, Jia, jiajiang, Jiang, linkedin, Nan Kun Shen, paint, perform. performer, Senior Officers, Taiwan, Temple, troupe, tuan | 2 Comments