The method of changing face in drama had better be simple.

Changing face is a stunt used in shaping characters in Sichuan Opera. Revealing the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play is a romantic technique.

According to legend, "changing face" means that in order to survive, ancient humans sketched their faces in different ways to scare off the invading beasts. Sichuan Opera puts "changing face" on the stage, making it a unique art with wonderful skills.

Emotional composition of China's traditional operas. Face changing was first used for supernatural figures and existed in the Ming Dynasty. There is a record of "changing face" in Ming Dynasty's zaju "Jiro Guan Kou Chops Jiao Jian". The change of face at that time was that the actors went backstage to change clothes. Later generations changed their faces on the spot and became stunts, which were found in many local operas, with Sichuan Opera being the most famous. Face changing can be divided into big face changing and small face changing. Full face changes, including 3 changes, 5 changes, and even 9 changes; A small face change is a partial face change. There are three main ways to change your face: wiping your eyes, blowing powder and pulling your face. The first two are painted makeup, such as popping eyes, which means that the actor's fingers are painted with dark blue pre-stored in the brow or temple, and it changes immediately; Blowing powder is rougher, that is, the actor blows toner to change his face; The latter adds a mask, which is attached to the face layer by layer. It is elastic and life-threatening, and it is torn off one by one when it is changed. There are also torn noodles and sticky noodles, which are no longer used. Changing faces requires quick action and no trace. It is mainly used for sudden changes in the mood of characters, such as panic, despair, anger, etc.