Brushes are seen backstage before a performance by the Beijing Opera during a media preview at the textile museum in Shanghai June 8, 2013. Chinese opera combines music, art, literature along with colorful costumes and make-up into one performance on the stage. Since the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368), Chinese opera has been encouraged by court officials and emperors in China to become a traditional art form. REUTERS/ Carlos Barria (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENTERTAINMENT)