Chengdu Tianfu Square "Gaiwaner Liyuan" face-changing fire-breathing intangible cultural heritage Sichuan opera performance

[Sichuan Opera Stunts, Stunning the Audience] Face-changing, fire-spitting, and rolling lamps, experience the charm of intangible cultural heritage up close.

[Diverse Arts, Wonderful Fusion] Acrobatics, shadow puppetry, and tea art, creating a diverse audio-visual feast.

[Immersive Interaction, Full of Fun] Actors interact while brewing tea, deeply experiencing the charm of Sichuan Opera.

[Professional Performance, Quality Assurance] Senior actors perform, presenting high-level artistic performances.

[Fragrant Tea, Taste Bud Enjoyment] Savor authentic Gaiwan tea, a culinary encounter with Sichuanese charm.

[Costume Experience, Role Immersion] Wearing exquisite costumes, an immersive experience to unlock the charm of Sichuan Opera roles.

Gaiwan'er Liyuan Sichuan Opera Face-Changing Performance Program List (approximately 8 programs per show, specific performance programs are subject to on-site arrangements): "Multiple Face Changes," "Real Fire Spitting" performance, "Puppet Face Changing and Fire Spitting," "Pijin Rolling Lamp," "Good World," "Celestial Maiden Scattering Flowers," "Dream of Clothes and Crowns," "Double Long-Spouted Copper Pot Kung Fu Tea Art," "Deep Night," "Acrobatics/Hand Skills," "Qingyi Water Sleeves," "Shadow Play."

Gaiwan'er Liyuan, located in Tianfu Square, Chengdu, where you can enjoy famous Sichuan Opera plays and watch the world-renowned Sichuan Opera stunts—"face-changing," fire-spitting, rolling lamps, water sleeves, acrobatics, kung fu tea art, shadow puppetry, and other performances. You can also taste Sichuan's characteristic Gaiwan tea and appreciate the essence of Sichuan Opera and Sichuan culture. Experience theatrical costumes and unlock the charm of Sichuan Opera roles.

Gaiwan'er Liyuan was founded in Chengdu 15 years ago. Over the past decade, it has been committed to creating a unique Sichuan cultural experience, combining tea and opera to showcase the old Chengdu style and leisurely life. The theater gathers representative inheritors of Sichuan Opera intangible cultural heritage and backbone actors from professional art troupes with exquisite skills. As a "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Sichuan Opera Inheritance and Display Base" and a local cultural promotion window, it remains true to its original aspiration, upholding the spirit of unreservedly dedicating itself to the inheritance and dissemination of Sichuan Opera art, offering a rich and colorful feast of Sichuan Opera art to the audience.

Introduction to Sichuan Opera: As an important part of traditional Chinese opera, Sichuan Opera not only possesses extremely high artistic value but also carries rich historical and cultural connotations. It is not only a representative of Sichuan's regional culture but also a treasure of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

Rich Vocal Styles—Sichuan Opera is composed of five vocal styles: Kunqiang, Gaoqiang, Huqin, Tanxi, and Dengdiao, integrating the characteristics of northern and southern vocal styles to form a unique musical style.

Performance Stunts—Sichuan Opera is famous worldwide for its artistic skills such as face-changing, fire-spitting, rolling lamps, and acrobatics. These skills are highly infectious and visually appealing on stage.

Rich Repertoire—Sichuan Opera has a rich and colorful repertoire, with the saying "countless plays from Tang and Song dynasties, like the Three Kingdoms," including both traditional and newly created plays, totaling over 6,000.

Complete Character Roles—Sichuan Opera is divided into five character roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, and Chou. Each role has its own systematic set of techniques and procedures, each with distinct performance characteristics.

"Gaiwan'er Liyuan" is a good place to preserve old Chengdu memories, a good place to savor a happy life, a good place permeated with traditional cultural atmosphere, and a good place that makes people feel "very Chinese."