Liu Shihu, a Sichuan opera performer, examines one of his masks before demonstrating his face-changing skills in Suining, Sichuan July 7, 2008. Face-changing, or "bianlian" in Chinese is a stunt where performers change masks in the blink of an eye in Sichuan opera. [Asianewsphoto]

(China Daily July 10, 2008)