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Sichuan opera (Chinese: 川劇; Sichuanese Pinyin: Cuan1ju4; pinyin: Chuānjù) is a type of Chinese opera originating in China's Sichuan province around 1700.[1][2] Today's Sichuan opera is a relatively recent synthesis of five historic melodic styles. Chengdu is the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, Hubei and Taiwan.[3] Sichuan opera was listed among the first batch of the Chinese Ministry of Culture's "Intangible Cultural Heritage List", announced on May 20, 2006.[4]
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.
- ^ Halson, Elizabeth (1966). Peking Opera: A Short Guide. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press. pp. 68–69.
- ^ China. Eye Witness Travel Guides. p. 360.
- ^ Chengdu China sichuan opera
- ^ "国务院关于公布第一批国家级 非物质文化遗产名录的通知" [Circular of the State Council on the Publication of the First List of National Intangible Cultural Heritage]. 中华人民共和国中央人民政府. 2006-06-02. Retrieved 24 March 2023.