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Peking Opera face painting Guan Yu loyal and courageous is generally red face, that Zhang Fei is generally

The Peking Opera face painting is rich in color meanings, Guan Yu is generally red face, that Zhang Fei is generally: black face.

The different colors of the Peking Opera faces have different meanings, generally speaking red symbolizes the red courage and loyalty, such as Guan Yu; black symbolizes the seriousness of character, such as Bao Zheng; and symbolizes the mighty and bold, such as Zhang Fei; white is mostly treacherous and sinister, such as the traitor; blue symbolizes the character of straight and unruly, such as the "chain set" in the Duo Er Dun.