CIIC:Today's featured article/January 21, 2010
China has an abundance of 1,300 local operas, Sichuan opera is one of the China's oldest local operas and is popular in Sichuan province and some regions of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. It is the most significant and most interesting opera form from Southwestern China. As a stage entertain-ment,it conveys the idea of time and space to the audience through performances. the opera is characterized by its unique solo singing,refined acting,rich percussion and irresistibly funny come-dians,Sichuan opera also displays its unique skills: the changing faces, spitting fire, and rolling light. Numerous Sichuan opera troupes are active throughout the province, both in the countryside and in the cities.The troupes in Chengdu are rate artistically top level. (More...)
