When Nuo opera began, there is no way to verify it. However, we can find written records about Nuo opera from historical documents. The historical materials of Rongmei Tusi contain "Three Gods in Two Years, Three Gods in Tian Family, Three Woodcuts, Different Efficacy, Those who seek medical treatment and longevity, who come and go to their hometown belong to the Tao, God is there, people are healthy and happy, and the family welcomes them according to the household period. There will be a wine cellar at the end of the term, and sheep will be sealed as a sacrifice. It's called the western god, otherwise it's a strange disaster. When offering sacrifices, gongs and drums are loud, Miao songs and dances. If the play is natural, God will follow people's words, and people will jump forward bravely, and the bowl will be like chewing sweet bait, riding red iron to refuel. This passage describes the Nuo sacrifice handed down from generation to generation by Tian Tusi, not to mention that it has been 600 years since the Tang Dynasty when Tian Tusi defended the Han Dynasty, and it took only three years for Mo to seal thousands of households with Yuan. His "two years and three gods" are basically the same as the current Nuo altar. Wizards chew porcelain tile residue, step on red-hot iron plates and take things from hot oil pans.

The genealogy of Xiang family in "Yang Guan lue" records that "its common belief is that witches are still ghosts, and Wang Gong's case and other gods pay attention to their wishes, respect witches and contend with gods, boasting. Drumming ... "This is a Nuo sacrifice toast named Tang. In this paper, the exorcism and competition for gods are mainly about singing and dancing. Tusi in the Tang Dynasty was named Tusi in the courtyard (now in zouma town area of Hefeng), about (1368) years ago in the early years of Ming Hongwu.

During the Apocalypse period, Rongmei toasted Tian Xinfu into the poem Tian Jiahua, including "Liyang Slogan" and "Staggered Songs, Every Family Cut Demons in Luogang, Sound Horn at Night, Debate Neighbors and Sing Loudly". As can be seen from this poem, Nuo opera was quite popular at that time. Nuo is willing to call the troupe an altar, and the squad leader is also called the altar master. A Nuo altar has about 8 to 10 people. Before liberation, there were about 25 Nuo platforms in China, mainly distributed in Zouma, Baiguo, Suoping, Nanbei, Yanghe, Tielu, Majia, Wuli, Taoshan, Liu Feng, clear lake, Beijia, Zhongying, Yunmeng Mountain and Wuyang.