The craft of making traditional opera masks is unique to China. It can be traced back to the 12th century when the first mask appeared in a Song dynasty opera. They're also known as the Painted Face, ...

Artists perform traditional Tibetan Opera during the Sho Dun Festival in Namling county, Tibet autonomous region, in August. The festival features opera performances and yogurt feasts. [Photo/Xinhua] ...

Lin (first from right) and his mother (first from left) among a group of foreign visitors. Lin enjoyed watching his mother painting masks when he was a child. The smallest of her works was as tiny as ...

A craftsman checks a traditional Tibetan mask in Dagze district of Lhasa, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, Dec 9, 2024. Shilok is an inheritor of a traditional Tibetan mask making technique ...