What are the cultural elements of Sichuan Opera?

Sichuan Opera, commonly known as Sichuan Opera, is mainly popular in the Han areas of Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in southwest China. It is a traditional opera that combines five vocal arts, namely, Gao Qiang, Kunqu Opera, Huqin (that is, Pihuang), Tanxi (that is, Bangzi) and Sichuan Folk Lantern Opera.

Sichuan Opera is one of the traditional operas in China, which is popular in eastern and central Sichuan, Chongqing and parts of Guizhou and Yunnan. The facial makeup of Sichuan Opera is an important part of the performing arts of Sichuan Opera, and it is an artistic treasure created and inherited by Sichuan Opera artists in past dynasties. Sichuan Opera consists of five tunes: Kunqu Opera, Gaoqiang Opera, Huqin Opera, Tanxi Opera and Dengdiao. Sichuan Opera is divided into five trades, namely, Shusheng, Dan, Huahua and Clown. Each trade has its own achievement procedure system, especially the performances of "Three Less", namely Clown, Xiao Sheng and Xiao Dan, which have many outstanding creations in drama expression techniques and performance techniques, which can fully reflect the aesthetic characteristics of China Opera's coexistence of reality and freehand brushwork. On May 20th, 2006, Sichuan Opera was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.