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Why does the Monkey King use yellow in "the Monkey King makes a scene in Heaven"?

The Monkey King was born in Huaguoshan, a proud country of Dongsheng Shenzhou. It is a fairy stone that was born by absorbing the breath of heaven and earth. In order to find a way to live forever, I went to Fangcun Mountain in Lingtai and Sanxing Cave in Xieyue to worship Bodhi as a teacher and learned seventy-two changes and somersaults. After 500 years, he was rescued by the Tang Priest, worshipped him as a teacher and a monk, and embarked on the road of learning from the West. The Monkey King has changed seventy-two. A pair of eyes can see through the tricks of ghosts and ghosts; A somersault can turn 108 thousand Li; The weapon used is Ruyi Golden Hoop, which can be changed at will, from embroidery needle to indomitable spirit. After the enlightenment of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the demon was subdued along the way, and after 81 difficulties, the true scriptures were retrieved, and finally they were made into a positive result, named Anti-Buddha. In Peking Opera, yellow was originally reserved for the emperor, but the Monkey King once called himself "the Great Sage of the Monkey", which was similar to the emperor's position, so he could wear yellow. The Monkey King's Facebook is an upside-down peach, which is full of fun and makes people laugh.

Facebook is a special spectral pattern drawn with various colors on actors' faces in China traditional operas. Peking Opera facial makeup was gradually formed after the formation of Peking Opera in1late 8th century1early 9th century. Peking Opera facial makeup focuses on form, spirit and meaning. , showing the loyalty, treachery, goodness and evil of various characters, implying a clear distinction between praise and blame, love and hate. Facebook is mainly a "clean corner", which is what we usually call a painted face. Different colors on Facebook can express different personalities. Red represents loyalty, such as Guan Gong; Black stands for thick and straight, such as Zhang Fei and Bao Gong; White represents cunning, such as Cao Cao; Blue indicates courage and arrogance, such as Doulton; Green represents stubbornness, such as progress; Besides, there are images of ghosts and gods, mostly gold and silver. For example, the jade emperor has a silver face and Erlang God has a golden face. The Monkey King is a martial face with more color.