Chengdu Sichuan Opera Face-Changing Experience: How the Young Generation Keeps the Intangible Cultural Heritage Alive
Sichuan Opera’s legendary face-changing, or Bian Lian, is often seen as a traditional “old craft,” but today many young people are taking up the art. Among them is 22-year-old Li Rui, who has trained for five years and can change 18 masks in just one minute.














