Sichuan opera

Sichuan opera (; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cuan¹ju⁴; ) is a type of Chinese opera originating in China's Sichuan province around 1700. Today's Sichuan opera is a relatively recent synthesis of five historic melodic styles. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hubei and Taiwan. Sichuan opera was listed in the first batch of 518 national intangible cultural heritage list announced on May 20, 2006.

Notable characteristics of Sichuan opera include quick changes of masks or personae (known as the face change) and the importance of the character of the fool. Provided by Wikipedia