Pic story: 6-year-old boy starts to learn basic skills of Sichuan Opera in Chengdu, SW China's Sichuan

Hua Hua poses for group photos with his master Zhang Lianseng and other apprentices in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2022. Hua Hua (nickname), a 6-year-old boy, is a Sichuan opera fan, learner and an internet celebrity with more than 8 million fans following his learning process. Influenced by his father Zhou Zhenghua, who is a professional Sichuan opera actor, Hua Hua has started to learn basic skills of Sichuan Opera for a while. In January this year, Hua Hua became an apprentice of Sichuan opera master Zhang Lianseng for further learning. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Hua Hua practices Sichuan opera with other apprentices at a training room in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2022. Hua Hua (nickname), a 6-year-old boy, is a Sichuan opera fan, learner and an internet celebrity with more than 8 million fans following his learning process. Influenced by his father Zhou Zhenghua, who is a professional Sichuan opera actor, Hua Hua has started to learn basic skills of Sichuan Opera for a while. In January this year, Hua Hua became an apprentice of Sichuan opera master Zhang Lianseng for further learning. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Hua Hua practices basic skills with his father Zhou Zhenghua in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 25, 2022. Hua Hua (nickname), a 6-year-old boy, is a Sichuan opera fan, learner and an internet celebrity with more than 8 million fans following his learning process. Influenced by his father Zhou Zhenghua, who is a professional Sichuan opera actor, Hua Hua has started to learn basic skills of Sichuan Opera for a while. In January this year, Hua Hua became an apprentice of Sichuan opera master Zhang Lianseng for further learning. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

Hua Hua practices basic skills at a training room in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 27, 2022. Hua Hua (nickname), a 6-year-old boy, is a Sichuan opera fan, learner and an internet celebrity with more than 8 million fans following his learning process. Influenced by his father Zhou Zhenghua, who is a professional Sichuan opera actor, Hua Hua has started to learn basic skills of Sichuan Opera for a while. In January this year, Hua Hua became an apprentice of Sichuan opera master Zhang Lianseng for further learning. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)