Sichuan Opera presents a diverse range of stories, often drawn from Chinese history, mythology, and folk tales. Audience members can not only enjoy face - changing but also a wide variety of Sichuan Opera performance forms, such as fire - spitting and dramatic plays.
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Vivid Facial Makeup: The makeup in Sichuan Opera is not only colorful but also highly symbolic. Different colors and patterns on the face represent distinct character traits. For example, red symbolizes loyalty and courage, white often represents cunning and treachery, and black denotes boldness and integrity.
Colorful and Elaborate Costumes: Performers don costumes embroidered with intricate patterns such as traditional Chinese symbols, flowers, birds, and mythical creatures, representing different characters and social statuses.
Unique Props: A wide range of props is used to enhance the storytelling, such as swords, fans, handkerchiefs, and umbrellas to highly stylized and adds depth to the performance.
Amazing Face-Changing Technique and Diverse and Expressive Body Movements: Performers can change their facial masks or makeup in the blink of an eye. They also use vivid and sometimes exaggerated body movements to convey emotions, actions, and interactions.