Traditional Cultural Spirit of Peking Opera Facial Makeup

Peking Opera facial makeup is a special makeup method with Han cultural characteristics. The color of Facebook is generally symbolic, and red mainly symbolizes loyalty, loyalty and blood, such as Guan Yu.

Black shows integrity, selflessness and integrity, such as Bao Gong.

White represents insidious, suspicious, flying and stern figures, such as Cao Cao.

Purple represents an upright, steady and calm person, and so on.

Yellow represents Xiao Yong, a brave figure, such as Yuwen Chengdou.

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Facial patterns are very rich, generally divided into forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nasal fossa, mouth fork and mouth. The mode of each part is diverse, regular and uncertain, such as:

There is a white crescent on Bao Zheng's black forehead, indicating incorruptibility.

Liang has a red gourd on his forehead, indicating that he likes drinking.

Wen Zhong and Yang Jian's paintings have three eyes, which are from classical legends.

Genies, evil spirits and leopards are all kinds, highlighting the characteristics of ghosts.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Peking Opera Mask