Liyuan Guild Hall - Intangible Cultural Heritage Sichuan Opera Face-changing Performance (Wenshu Monastery Store)
During the Qing Dynasty, a new term emerged in the history of Chinese opera: the Opera Club (Liyuan Huiguan). Opera has always had the alias "Liyuan", and opera actors are also called "Liyuan disciples". Initially, the Opera Club served as a trade - union organization and spiritual home for opera artists. As time passed, Chinese opera has become a gem of traditional Chinese art and one of the important forms of folk culture. There are numerous and interesting opera genres, and its performance style combines singing, dancing, speaking, and martial arts, integrating "singing, acting, reciting, and combat skills", making it unique in the world's theatrical history.
The Opera Club was jointly founded by Ms. Hu Xuemei, a famous Sichuan opera actress, and Mr. Liao Xiaojian, a former Sichuan opera actor and a private entrepreneur. It is located in Wenshu Fang, the central leisure and tourism area of Chengdu. The origin of the club dates back to after the "Wenchuan Earthquake" in 2008. To entertain opera fans, the club spontaneously organized "People - Benefiting Performances", which became the spiritual pillar for countless opera lovers during that special period. It adheres to the principle of "Living for oneself and singing for the audience".
Today, the Opera Club is not only a "Sichuan Opera Practice Base" for national intangible cultural heritage. It has also jointly established a public - welfare fund for the inheritance of intangible - cultural - heritage Sichuan opera with the Chengdu Charity Federation, contributing to the inheritance of Sichuan opera culture. It initiated the "Intangible - Cultural - Heritage Sichuan Opera Parent - Child Special Session", attracting many parent - child families to get to know Sichuan opera.
The Opera Club mainly focuses on Sichuan opera, promoting the reputation of "Sichuan operas are the best in the world". Here, you can get behind - the - scenes access, have close contact with artists, and watch a wide range of Sichuan opera performances, such as face - changing, fire - spitting, rolling - lamp shows, kung - fu tea art, puppet shows, shadow plays, etc., and feel the charm of traditional culture.
The Opera Club makes friends through opera. It brings together famous opera artists and actors from across the country. While offering authentic Sichuan opera culture to tourists visiting Sichuan, it creates special sessions of classic operas from different regions and gathers folk stunt performances.
The Opera Club has lofty aspirations. You can watch operas, taste tea, and enjoy local special snacks here. If you are an opera fan, you can act as a famous opera character and experience the saying "One minute on the stage requires ten years of hard work off the stage". If you come here out of interest, you are welcome to join the "Liyuan disciples", and we will jointly inherit and develop Chinese opera culture.
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