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The music starts. A Sichuan Opera performer(表演者) dances to the music and changes face masks(变换脸谱).
The performer is Yin Qiuhua. Yin is 19 years old. She is from other performers. She was born with Down syndrome(唐氏综合征).
Zhao Haiying is Yin's mother. She wanted her daughter life skills(技能) and took Yin to learn different things. Zhao said, "She is young and I can't take care of her all the time. My biggest wish was to find a useful skill for her so she can make a living. " Yin many things like the violin and the folk dance. But she didn't do well any of them.
Things began to change in 2021, when Zhao met Lin Chun, a Chinese opera teacher. Lin Chun took Yin as a and taught her the face-changing art of Sichuan Opera. The face-changing skill is difficult to learn it was also difficult to talk with Yin. Lin had to show the moves over and over again. During the first year, Yin practiced for up to eight a day. After about 18 months of training, Yin gave first show at an activity in Nanchong. "The performance went very well. Yin is excellent, " Lin said.
Yin's story the hearts of many people. "We should not give up on our children. We should try our best to bring out what they are good at, " Zhao said.