Category: Traditional Chinese Festivals

Chinese Culture: Puppet Show (木偶戏)

The generalized puppet shows includes the  shadow plays  (皮影戏 píyǐngxì), while the regularly mentioned  puppet show  (木偶戏 mùǒuxì ) mainly refers to marionettes or rod puppets, in which puppets are carved from wood and covered with colorful costumes. Toady, I will introduce the puppet show.

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Chinese Culture: Face Changing (变脸)

Face Changing  (变脸 biànliǎn) is a tour de force in many Chinese operas and enjoys a high reputation home and abroad, of which that of  Sichuan Opera  (川剧 chuānjù) is the most famous. It is said that a master of this unique performance can change a maximum masks over 30 at a time in 5 minutes.

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