Sichuan opera: one of oldest forms of Chinese opera

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. [Photo/Xinhua]

A taste of Sichuan opera

Western eye, Eastern gods