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

Must-see performance in Chengdu & Complimentary gaiwan tea + multiple face changing + real fire breathing + Pi Jin rolling lamp + Qingyi water sleeves + acrobatics + long-mouthed copper teapot Kung Fu tea art + folk music Xiao Huqin performance + apprecia

Gaiwan Pear Garden (Tianfu Square Fashion Shopping Center Branch)

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[Sichuan Opera Mastery, Stunning the Audience] Face-changing, fire-breathing, and rolling lamp stunts; experience the charm of intangible cultural heritage up close.
[Diverse Arts, Brilliant Fusion] Acrobatics, shadow puppetry, and tea art create a diverse audio-visual feast.
[Immersive Interaction, Full of Fun] Actor interaction and tea brewing for an in-depth experience of Sichuan Opera style.
[Professional Performance, Quality Assurance] Seasoned actors take the stage to present high-standard artistic performances.
[Fragrant Tea, Taste Bud Enjoyment] Savor authentic Gaiwan tea and encounter Sichuan-style charm on the tip of your tongue.
[Costume Experience, Role Immersion] Dress in exquisite costumes and unlock the charm of Sichuan Opera roles in an immersive way.
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What to expect

Gaiwan Pear Garden Sichuan Opera Face Changing Performance Program (approximately 8 programs per show, the specific performance program is subject to the on-site arrangement): Includes "Multiple Face Changing", "Real Person Fire Breathing", "Puppet Face Changing Fire Breathing", "Leather Gold Rolling Lantern", "Good People", "Scattering Flowers of the Goddess", "Dream of Clothing and Crown", "Double Long-Mouthed Copper Kettle Kung Fu Tea Art", "A Quiet Night", "Acrobatics/Hand Skills", "Cyan Cloth Water Sleeves", and "Shadow Play."
Gaiwan Pear Garden is located in Tianfu Square, Chengdu. Here, you can enjoy famous plays and excerpts of Sichuan Opera, as well as watch the world-renowned Sichuan Opera stunts - "Face Changing", Fire Breathing, Rolling Lantern, Water Sleeves, Acrobatics, Kung Fu Tea Art, Shadow Play, and other performances. You can also taste Sichuan-style Gaiwan tea and appreciate the essence of Sichuan Opera and Sichuan culture. Experience theatrical costumes and unlock the charm of Sichuan Opera characters.
Gaiwan Pear Garden was born in Chengdu 15 years ago. In the past decade, it has been committed to creating a distinctive Sichuan culture, combining tea and opera to showcase the old Chengdu style and leisure life. The theater brings together representative inheritors of Sichuan Opera intangible cultural heritage and backbone actors from skilled and professional art troupes. As a "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Sichuan Opera Inheritance and Exhibition Base" and a window for local cultural promotion, it stays true to its original intention and is committed to dedicating a rich and colorful Sichuan Opera artistic feast to the audience with the spirit of unswerving inheritance and dissemination of Sichuan Opera art.
Introduction to Sichuan Opera: As an important part of Chinese traditional opera, Sichuan Opera not only has 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 music - Sichuan Opera is composed of five kinds of vocal music: Kunqiang, Gaoqiang, Huqin, Tanxi, and Dengdiao, which integrates the characteristics of northern and southern vocal music and forms a unique musical style.
Superb performance skills - Sichuan Opera is world-renowned for its skills such as face changing, fire breathing, rolling lanterns, and acrobatics. These skills are extremely infectious and ornamental on the stage.
Rich repertoire - Sichuan Opera has a rich and colorful repertoire. There is a saying that "the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty cannot count the Three Kingdoms." There are both traditional repertoires and original repertoires, with a total of more than 6,000.
Complete roles - Sichuan Opera is divided into five roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing, Mo, and Chou. Each role has its own system of skills and procedures, and each has its own performance characteristics.
"Gaiwan Pear Garden" is a good place to retain the memories of old Chengdu, a good place to savor a happy life, a good place that permeates the atmosphere of traditional culture, and a good place that makes people feel "very Chinese."

Gai Wan Er Pear Garden was established in Chengdu 15 years ago. Over the past decade, it has been committed to creating a Sichuan-style cultural experience that combines tea and opera, showcasing the old Chengdu style and its leisurely lifestyle.

The theater brings together representative inheritors of Sichuan Opera intangible cultural heritage and highly skilled core actors from professional artistic troupes.

As a "National Intangible Cultural Heritage Sichuan Opera Inheritance and Exhibition Base" and a window for local cultural promotion, we remain true to our original aspiration, upholding the spirit of dedicating ourselves to the inheritance and disseminat

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