He Shucheng (R), known as "the king of face change in Guangxi", adjusts three-year-old face change performer Shi Zhixuan's masks before her practice in Guilin, a tourist resort in southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Aug 20, 2012. Face change is a famous skill mostly used in Sichuan Opera to demonstrate sudden changes of the role's emotions. Shi Zhixuan started to learn the skills of changing face half a year ago, and now she has a good command of face changes in four categories. [Photo/Xinhua]
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