Influenced by folk custom and local art of Tujia and Miao nationalities, exorcising opera changed with western Hunan characteristics and is the best feature of tourist culture in western Hunan.

• 流入湘西后,受到当地土家族、族民间习俗和民族艺术的熏陶及影响,在传承的过程中产生流变并打上“湘西”的烙印,其民俗性、教性独具特色,是湘西旅游文化中一道亮丽的风景,正被开发与利用。