On June 28, 2025, in Sichuan Province, China, @johnson shared a video of a Sichuan Opera face-changing performance. In the ...

KOBE—Ouka Nakanishi was 5 years old when she first saw someone’s face transform during Nankinmachi’s Lunar New Year festival.

Master Sen Gao performs the traditional Chinese Sichuan Opera face-changing dance on Friday night. (Photo by Gwen Sour) BELPRE — The Mid-Ohio Valley Multi-Cultural Festival returned for its 29th ...

On May 30th, during a Children's Day celebration event at a cinema in Xi’an, Shaanxi, a Sichuan opera face-changing performer was hilariously “extinguished” by an automatic fire sprinkler ...

With its lively ambiance, which includes live shows such a face-changing act inspired by traditional Sichuan opera, Haidilao is a must-visit for anyone looking to indulge in the authentic flavours ...

When he first joined the restaurant chain five years ago, Mr Indra did not know he would become an unexpected ambassador for Sichuan opera’s mesmerising face-changing art in the heart of the US.

Traditional Sichuan Opera face-changing becomes a powerful metaphor for fractured identity. Digital projections and electronic soundscapes collide with ancient motifs, visualizing the tension ...

As the music begins, a Sichuan Opera performer steps onto the stage, walking, kicking and dancing in precise rhythm to the music while quickly changing face masks.

There were once more than 300 styles of Chinese opera. Now only 100 or so remain. Meet the women working to bringing the art form back to life.

"Face-changing" is one of the unique aspects of the Sichuan Opera, and also a name card of Sichuan, which is loved by audiences everywhere.