Bian Lian

Have you ever seen a magical show where the magician changes their costume in seconds and you don't know how they did it? That's very similar to bian lian!

Bian lian is a traditional Chinese art that involves performers quickly changing masks or painted faces by using their hands or other tools. It's like they are performing magic right in front of our eyes!

The performers wear different masks that represent different characters in a story, and they switch them so quickly that it seems as if they're changing their faces instantly. This art requires a lot of practice, skill, and hard work to achieve such quickness and precision.

So, if you ever go to a traditional Chinese show and see performers changing their masks impossibly quickly, remember that's all thanks to the amazing art of bian lian.