What does black face in Peking Opera represent

Blackface characters in Peking Opera represent serious, upright, courageous and rugged characters. This face color has rich symbolic meanings in traditional Chinese culture, and in Peking Opera performances, the actors portray different roles and character traits by applying oil paint on their faces. Peking Opera, also known as Ping Opera, Peking Opera, etc., is one of the most influential Chinese opera genres, distributed throughout the country with Beijing as the center, Peking Opera originated in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and has a history of more than two hundred years, the predecessor of Anhui Anhui Anhui Huizhou Opera, and then gradually absorbed the advantages of various local operas, such as Hanyou Opera, Kunqu Opera, and Qinqiang Opera, and formed its own unique artistic style.