The conference committee will award several important certificates during the banquet time.
Charming Chengdu Show consists of Dancing Show, Folk Music, Acrobatic Show, Changing Faces, Fire Spitting.


Changing Faces is one of highlights of Sichuan Opera. Face changing is not simply changing one's facial makeup in a casual way, but a special technique in the performance of Sichuan Opera. It refers to the changing of masks in quick succession to show different emotions and feelings of the character in the play. Face-changing techniques generally fall into three categories, "wiping", "blowing" and "pulling". "Wiping" is to spread the paint over the face while performing. The paint is put on a certain part of the face in advance. "Blowing" is only employed when powder cosmetics are used. On the stage, a tiny box with powder cosmetics in it is placed before hand. A movement of prostration near the box will enable the performer to blow the powder onto his face. When one is going to use the "pulling" technique he has to draw facial masks on fine pieces of silk cloth, cut them into the right size, tie a thin thread to each mask and stick them onto his face before the performance. The threads are fastened to somewhere hidden in his costumes. Many performers prefer to tie them onto their waistbands. When performing, the artist would pull the mask off one after another under the cover of various dancing movements