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How fast can a person change face? Sichuan Opera performers will tell you the answer.
Sichuan Opera beongs to one type of operas in China, and Face Changing is the stunt of it, which is famous for expressing emotions and feelings by changing the face masks.
Face Changing starts from Ming Dynasty. It's said that, in ancient times, people usually people drew their faces in different ways, in order to scare away the beast and survive. Later, Sichuan Opera put the "face changing" to stage and made it a unique art with wonderful skills.
In 2006, Sichuan Opera was selected as a representative project of national intangible cultural heritage. And now it's very commonly seen in Sichuan, espeically in Chengdu.
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