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Face Change is the most highlighted in a Sichuan Opera. Different faces can embody the performer’s characteristics vividly. Some talented performers can change their face in just one second. Sounds incredible, right? How do they do this? Sorry, it remains a second class national secret. In order to protect Face Change, China has included it on the National Intangible Culture Heritage List. Face Change doesn’t mean that the performers change their faces. In fact, they change the masks on their faces very quickly. There are usually three ways to change their masks: wiping, blowing or pulling.

It was built to commemorate Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Kingdom during the Three Kingdoms Period. He assisted Liu Bei to found the Shu Kingdom. After Liu Bei’s death, he launched five north expeditions in hope of destroying the Wei Kingdom. Unfortunately, he didn’t succeed but died in August of 234 AD. In 223 AD., Liu Bei died at the White Emperor City and was buried at Hui Mausoleum in Chengdu. Later, Wu Hou Shrine was built beside Liu Bei’s Tomb.