In this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2011, an actress put on her costume at the backstage of the Yuelai Teahouse in downtown Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)
In this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2011, actresses performs Sichuan opera at the Yuelai Teahouse in downtown Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)
File photo taken on Dec. 17, 2011 shows actresses at the backstage of the Yuelai Teahouse in downtown Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)
In this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2011, an actress (R) goes upon the stage at the Yuelai Teahouse in downtown Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)
