The Mystery and Mastery of Face Changing | Tasmin Little

What mesmerizing art is so rapid that even modern technology cannot capture its secrets? The 300-year-old Chinese art form of Face Changing, or Bian Lian, is a cultural heritage so important that it was once classified as a second-level state secret, but nowadays is popular entertainment. Tasmin Little shares the story.

[@manchu-qu9mw]

Truly remarkable, the Chinese people.

[@m4dpr0ph3ss0r]

Go to 0:27 and set the video speed to 0.25 or 0.5 and you will see exactly how it's done.

[@sirmitch1]

Wow thanks! 👍🏻

[@pxl_gwneeq]

but then where does it go? I really need to find a tutorial because we have to perform this for class :((

[@m4dpr0ph3ss0r]

@@pxl_gwneeq my guess would be into the robe somewhere.

[@leriadraven2537]

@@pxl_gwneeq i would imagine there is a line attached to the mask (much like the quick outfit change/dress change acts) so you pull the string that is attached to the robe in a certain order, and then the mask will dangle inside the robe to the string that is sewn/attached to the mask and attached to the robe

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

Thank you!

[@MusicByRyder]

Great video. It's an amazing art form, i'm just too damn curious to how they do it😄

[@daleclutterbuck9763]

Would have been great to get the pronunciation of Bian Lian correct, especially when most of the other words were correct

[@chrisdelio]

So they were right about women... The moment they started learning it became popular in many places

[@juliusevolvere6835]

Every civilization in every location on earth in all of recorded history placed limits on the rights of women for a reason.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

Or maybe it started spreading before then. You can't base a whole timeline theory on one short video to prove your gross misigyny

[@joblow-g5u]

Zonpai

[@NekuroMC]

I saw it

[@debraharrison3039]

4th

[@kkhlufris]

7th comment

[@CaylaJoBellard]

It literally shows you how it’s done at .27 seconds in when he changes from the red mask to the green

[@MusicSoulSound]

5th here.

[@haon2205]

6th comment

[@MandarDeshmukhGS]

3rd comment!

[@SrLupinotuum]

2nd comment!

[@aswins.p7155]

1st comment 🎉