What are the characteristics of Peking Opera face painting?

Peking Opera, the National Artist:

Peking Opera is a form of theatrical performance that integrates singing, reciting, and playing. In the mid-19th century, Peking Opera, which was birthed in the folklore and blended elements of Chinese theater from the north and south, developed and matured in Beijing and was widely distributed throughout the country.

Peking Opera expresses the drama of traditional Chinese society and has become a unique Chinese art in the world, retaining elements of a widely recognized national cultural heritage. on November 16, 2010, Peking Opera was inscribed by the United Nations as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The cultural connotations and spiritual values embedded and carried by Peking Opera can provide nourishment and resources for the revitalization of the national soul, the promotion of the national spirit, the re-creation of national values, and the rejuvenation of the national culture, and are of great practical significance to the construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics and a harmonious human society. Peking Opera is the crystallization of traditional Chinese culture, and it is one of the most important contributions made by the city of Beijing to Chinese civilization.

The fact that Peking Opera has been included in the list of non-heritage shows that its cultural value and connotation have been fully recognized in the world.

Peking Opera is characterized by beautiful singing, staccato rhythms, and numerous roles, with five types of roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing, Zhou and Chou.

Face painting:

Face painting in traditional Chinese opera is a kind of program for actors' facial make-up. It is the painting on the face of a traditional Chinese opera actor, which is used in the art of make-up modeling for stage performances. The face painting varies from line to line.

"Sheng", "Dan" facial makeup is simple, slightly powdered, called "handsome dress", "plain face", "clean face". The "pure line" and "ugly line" face painting is more complex, especially the net, are heavily applied oil color, complex patterns, so called "flower face". The face painting in opera mainly refers to the face painting of Jing. The "ugly", because of its role in the theater, so on the bridge of the nose to smear a small piece of white powder, commonly known as small flower face.

Peking Opera generally uses oil makeup, which is more difficult to remove.

The evolution and development of the face is not the product of someone's imagination, but the artists of the opera in the long-term artistic practice, observation, experience, synthesis of life phenomena, as well as continuous analysis of the role of the play, judgment, evaluation, and gradually formed a complete set of artistic techniques.

What are the characteristics of the five roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing, Zhou and Chou, and what are the features of their faces?

The Sheng line is a line that plays male roles, which includes the Lao Sheng: mainly playing emperors, kings, and middle-aged and elderly people who are elegant and weak. Xiaosheng: mainly plays young and handsome male characters. Wusheng: mainly plays the roles of brave warriors or heroes. Hongsheng: The old man with a red face. Doll Sheng: children's roles in the theater and other major categories. Except for the red-sheng and the wushang with red face (face painting), the general shengxing line are all plain-faced, i.e., their costumes are relatively clean and handsome.

The Dan line plays a variety of female roles of different ages, personalities, and identities. The Dan line is divided into Qing Yi (Zheng Dan): a dignified and elegant woman. Flower Dan: innocent and lively girls or young women with a spicy character. Wudan: play the brave female characters, especially to play the hand. Dagger and horse Dan: young and strong women who specialize in martial arts and do not need to play out their hands. Old Dan: elderly women. Colorful Dan: comical and witty comedic characters. Flower shirt: melting green, flower Dan, Wu Dan, knife and horse Dan in a furnace of all-talented actors and so-called flower shirt.

Jing Xing is commonly known as the flower face, also known as the flower face. Generally, they play male roles. Pure line can be divided into the net (big flower face): a high status, stable demeanor of the loyal ministers and generals. Deputy net (two flower face): commonly known as rack flower face, mostly play the character of bold and reckless. Wu Jing (Wu Hua face): the role of martial arts-oriented.

The clown line is also called the small flower face, three flower face. Includes Wen Chou: a character who is eloquent and funny or sinister and cunning. Martial clowns: shrewd and capable but funny and humorous heroes and heroines.