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

Sichuan opera, known as Chuanju in Chinese, is an exquisite theatre form that dates back 300 years, and is one of the renowned opera schools of Chinese opera. Face-changing and fire spitting are ...

Face changing, or "bian lian," traces its history back some 300 years, ... "It really is amazing. I think Sichuan opera face changing is a wonderful example of Chinese culture," Yao added.

Shi Zhixuan, a three-year-old face change performer, practises at home in Guilin, a tourist resort in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 20, 2012. Face change is a famous ...

The Changing Face of Sichuan Opera . An ancient Chinese ... 1996 film The King of Masks, winner of the Golden Rooster for best director, which features the art of bianlian or “face-changing.” ...

Suresh Subramaniam prepares before his Chinese Sichuan Opera face-changing performance in Kuala Lampur, capital of Malaysia, Feb. 15, 2019. Suresh Subramaniam has been a fan of magic since he was ...

Sichuan opera, known as Chuanju in Chinese, is an exquisite theatre form that dates back 300 years, and is one of the renowned opera schools of Chinese opera. Face-changing and fire spitting are ...

Chinese performer He Hongqing can change his facial expressions, ... Chinese opera face-changing: it's a kind of magic. By Phyllis Xu And Maxim Duncan Published 12/11/09 AT 9:31 AM EST.

Suresh Subramaniam performs traditional Chinese Sichuan Opera face-changing in Kuala Lampur, capital of Malaysia, Feb. 15, 2019. Suresh Subramaniam has been a fan of magic since he was little. Seven ...

CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - Chinese performer He Hongqing can change his facial expressions, and make up, on stage in a flash, but it's not due to skills learned at drama school. The man deemed ...