Changing face is a kind of stunt used in shaping characters in Sichuan Opera. It is a romantic technique to reveal the inner thoughts and feelings of the characters in the play. There are many kinds and methods of changing faces in Sichuan Opera. To sum up, there are eight kinds: wiping, kneading, wiping, blowing, painting, wearing, holding back and pulling. In terms of "wiping", there is one-handed wiping and two-handed wiping; One hand, one finger, two fingers, three fingers, etc.

Compared with the origin and broadness of Sichuan opera art itself, the formation of face-changing technique belongs to the twentieth century. During this period, changing face has been groping, evolving and refining in the drama of the troupe against Taiwan, which has gradually become a major feature of Sichuan opera.

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In the performance of Sichuan Opera, with the turning point of the plot and the change of the inner world of the characters, Facebook needs to change accordingly. How to change the face in a play, Sichuan opera artists created and invented the special effects of changing face, pulling face and wiping eyes. These stunts are used at the stage performance site without being noticed by the audience, so as to achieve the strong performance effect of the instant changes of the characters' faces.

Blowing powder is the most commonly used way to change face. Pulling the face is to draw the face on the thin silk, and quickly and skillfully remove the thin silk attached to the face one layer at a time during the performance. Brushing eyes is a way to make facial makeup change locally. In the performance, the actor will quickly blacken the eyes with black pine smoke smeared on his fingers beforehand.

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