Chinese Faces » opera http://www.miankong.org Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Sichuan Opera Changing Faces http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/sichuan-opera-changing-faces http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/sichuan-opera-changing-faces#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:57:09 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/sichuan-opera-changing-faces Famous face changers of the Sichuan Opera

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]]> http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/sichuan-opera-changing-faces/feed 0 China 2009 02 – Harry’s Wedding Pre-Party http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/china-2009-02-harrys-wedding-pre-party http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/china-2009-02-harrys-wedding-pre-party#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:16:11 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/china-2009-02-harrys-wedding-pre-party At the pre-party the night before the wedding there were a bunch of performances that we saw. These are the famous Sichuan face-changers. Watch as their face changes colours with the swipe of a hand!

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]]> http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/china-2009-02-harrys-wedding-pre-party/feed 0 Face changer in a traditional Sichuan Opera http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/face-changer-in-a-traditional-sichuan-opera http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/face-changer-in-a-traditional-sichuan-opera#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:10:50 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/face-changer-in-a-traditional-sichuan-opera The face changers in the Sichuan Opera we watched were mysterious and when their masks changed, it was like magic

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]]> http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/face-changer-in-a-traditional-sichuan-opera/feed 0 Face Off （变脸） http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/face-off-%ef%bc%88%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8%ef%bc%89 http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/face-off-%ef%bc%88%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8%ef%bc%89#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:34:18 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/face-off-%ef%bc%88%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8%ef%bc%89 Face Off is a performance of traditional Chinese Sichuan Opera. The actor changed his mask of face instantly. Many colorful cartoon faces are showed. At first I focused the camera on artist’s face, and could not watch any changing. Actually he changed his coat before his mask.

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]]> http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/face-off-%ef%bc%88%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8%ef%bc%89/feed 25 Face-changing (变脸) http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changing/face-changing-%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8 http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changing/face-changing-%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:11:57 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changing/face-changing-%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8 This is a short clip of the old Chinese art of 变脸 (pronounced bian lian), or literally, “face-changing”. The performer rapidly goes though a series of masks in the routine, which may last for as long as 30 minutes or even more.

The performer may be dancing or even displaying his wushu skills throughout the act, and the main source of wonderment stems from his hands never coming anywhere close to his face prior to the changes.

This skill is not taught to non-chinese.

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]]> http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changing/face-changing-%e5%8f%98%e8%84%b8/feed 25 Chinese Face Changer http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/chinese-face-changer http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/chinese-face-changer#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:11:54 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/chinese-face-changer Based on the famous Beijing Opera. The performer quickly changes their mask on stage. Watch closely or you may miss it! BDMEntertainment.cn provides a wide variety of entertainment for events and conferences in China and abroad.

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]]> http://www.miankong.org/chinese-face-changers/chinese-face-changer/feed 3 Chinese Face-Changing (Bian Lian) http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/chinese-face-changing-bian-lian http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/chinese-face-changing-bian-lian#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:11:50 +0000 admin http://www.miankong.org/chinese-faces/chinese-face-changing-bian-lian Taken in Beijing in 2006. This ancient Chinese art is a secret, only passed down through families and from master to apprentice. Can you figure it out?

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