Speak Sichuan Opera in English.

China is rich in local dramas, and Sichuan Opera is one of the oldest local dramas in China, which is popular in Sichuan Province and some areas in Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. This is the most important and interesting form of opera in southwest China. As a stage entertainment, it conveys the concept of time and space to the audience through performances. The drama is characterized by unique solo, exquisite performance, rich percussion and funny performances that make people laugh. Sichuan Opera also showed its unique skills: changing face, spitting fire and rolling light. Many Sichuan opera troupes are active in all parts of the province, both in rural areas and in cities. Chengdu's troupe is first-class in art.

Changing face is an important intangible cultural heritage in China. Only a few masters have mastered this skill. They know how to magically change the masks of Sichuan Opera continuously. When they waved their arms and twisted their heads, the masks they painted changed again and again.

Face changing began 300 years ago. At first, opera masters changed the color of their faces by blowing air into a bowl of red, black or gold powder during their performances. Powder will soon adhere to their oiled skin. Another way is for actors to smear their faces with colored paste hidden in their palms.

By AD 1920, opera masters began to use multi-layer masks made of oil paper or dried pig bladder. Masters can peel one by one in the blink of an eye. At present, the masters use full-face and painted silk masks. They can be worn layer by layer, up to two dozen thick, and taken off layer by layer.