Mascot of 31st FISU World University Games featured with 'face changing' on display (1/3)

Rongbao, mascot of Chengdu Summer World University Games featured with "face changing", or "bian lian" in Chinese is on display an official souvenir store in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 20, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Kejia)

The design of the Mascot Rongbao was inspired by the changing faces of Sichuan Opera, one of the symbols of Tianfu culture. Face changing, or “bian lian,” traces its history back some 300 years, and is unique to the southwestern province of Sichuan.

Rongbao, mascot of Chengdu Summer World University Games featured with "face changing", or "bian lian" in Chinese is on display an official souvenir store in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 20, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Kejia)

Customers shop souvenirs at an official souvenir store in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 20, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Kejia)