If you’ve ever been to Haidilao and watched the waiter suddenly swap masks while you’re waiting for your hotpot, that performance comes from Sichuan Opera’s 变脸 (bian lian / face changing) tradition 🎭. One of the most famous stories where it shines is “Three Attacks on the White Bone Demon” (三打白骨精), a chapter from Journey to the West. In it, the Monkey King (孙悟空) has to fight the cunning White Bone Demon (白骨精), who disguises herself three different times to trick his master, the monk Tang Seng.
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If you’ve ever been to Haidilao and watched the waiter suddenly swap masks while you’re waiting for your hotpot, that performance comes from Sichuan Opera’s 变脸 (bian lian / face changing) tradition 🎭. One of the most famous stories where it shines is “Three Attacks on the White Bone Demon” (三打白骨精), a chapter from Journey to the West. In it, the Monkey King (孙悟空) has to fight the cunning White Bone Demon (白骨精), who disguises herself three different times to trick his master, the monk Tang Seng.
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