Sichuan opera Catches Fancy of visitors
Visitors coming to the city of Chengdu are not just to see the rising buildings,
the picturesque sceneries, or listen to the hustle and bustle on the streets. To them, the piping and drumming
A teahouse called Shufeng Yannu in the Wenhua Park is becoming a must to visitors from all over the country. And the world, Who go there for a special experience of the colorful
performances of Sichuan Opera. There are many classical programs. The hand shadow play, of course, attracts a great deal of attention. A young man uses his fingers, fists and arms to show the images of birds, rabbits. horses, dogs on the screen without any tools. His perfect performances invites great applause and appreciation. To foreigners, however, the most intersting performances are the changing face and spitting fire.
Other performances include folk music played by Sichuan
traditional instruments. Such as Gao Hu(高胡,a kind of erhu, a two-stringed instrument), Jinqianban (a talk show to the accompaniment of clappers) and Suona (surnai, a kind of trumpet) .Programs combining traditional skills are most popular, for example the Kung-fu opera “On the Wany to the Wedding”, the comedy “Tolling Light” and the puppet show “Beauty of the World”.
Danny, a visitor from New York, said that he deeply loved the amazing programs and hoped he could come to Chengdu again. Many foreigners can speak neither Chinese nor English, but they show their own ways to give respect to the artists.