Sichuan opera: one of oldest forms of Chinese opera (1/4)

In this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2011, an actress put on her costume at the backstage of the Yuelai Teahouse in downtown Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Sichuan opera is one of the oldest forms of Chinese opera, distinguished by face-changing, fire-spitting and other stunts. Regionally Chengdu remains to be the main home of Sichuan opera, while other influential locales include Yunnan, Guizhou and other provinces in southwest China. (Xinhua/Li Qiaoqiao)