Bian lian - as face changing is known in Putonghua - is an important branch of traditional Sichuan Opera. It dates back to the Qing dynasty and involves performers rapidly peeling off masks and ...

Later the face masks were adopted by Sichuan opera, while performers use face changing to reveal characters' thoughts and emotions. There is no publicly-available literature or other information ...

Wang Xinwang, now 30 years old, began his martial arts journey at just eight, when his parents enrolled him in the esteemed Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School in Dengfeng, Henan. This rigorous training ...