390372 Location 559098 <p>As a renowned local opera mainly prevailing in Southwestern China's Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou provinces, Sichuan Opera is characterized by unique solos, refined acting, rich percussion, and talented comedians, whose skills are unparalleled in the world. The opera's application to be enlisted as an Intangible World Heritage is currently pending. <p>Sichuan Opera features vivid, humorous narration, singing, and acrobatics. It also boasts a system of stylized movements and its acting is both exquisite and lively. Sichuan Opera performances are always full of wit, humor, lively dialogues, and pronounced local flavors. To portray special characters, the opera incorporates a series of stunts, including the famous "face-changing." In Chinese opera, facial makeup is usually painted, but in Sichuan Opera, the performer can change his or her facial makeup in the snap of a finger right on stage. </p><p>Sichuan Opera pictures by Warren Rodwell - Chengdu</p><p><a href="/go?l=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chinaculture.org%2Fgb%2Fen_madeinchina%2F2005-12%2F05%2Fcontent_76647.htm&tracking=external" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_madeinchina/2005-12/05/content_76647.htm</strong></a></p></p> 2006-09-05T10:59:58-07:00 281018368 2006-05-31T17:00:00-07:00 0 16 247732 2117788 390372 0 0.0 2006-05-31T17:00:00-07:00 Published 0.0 2006-09-05T11:19:07-07:00 89388 0