A combination photo shows the four masks three-year-old Shi Zhixuan changed during practice at home in Guilin, a tourist resort in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 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
Shi Zhixuan, a three-year-old face change performer, practises at home in Guilin, a tourist resort in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 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
Shi Zhixuan, a three-year-old face change performer, practises at home in Guilin, a tourist resort in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 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
Shi Zhixuan, a three-year-old face change performer, plays with a doll after practice in Guilin, a tourist resort in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 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
Shi Zhixuan (L), a three-year-old face change performer, practises together with her senior fellow He Yuting (R), under the instructions of He Shucheng, known as "the king of face change in Guangxi", in Guilin, a tourist resort in Southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, August 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