What is Peking Opera Face Painting

Peking Opera face painting is a special make-up method with national characteristics. Since every historical figure or a certain type of character has a general style, just like singing or playing music, it is called "face painting". Regarding the origin of face painting, it is generally said that it comes from masks. The art of Peking Opera face painting is a very popular art among opera lovers at home and abroad, and has been recognized as a symbol of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation.

The red face symbolizes loyalty, righteousness, uprightness, and blood, such as: Guan Yu in the "Three Kingdoms", Wu Han in the "Chopping Scripture Hall".　Others: Ironic, indicating a fake good guy. Lv Mattong: "The Death of Wujiang"

Guan Yu (red face) The black face symbolizes both seriousness of character, not smiling, such as Bao Zheng in the "Bao Gong Opera", and strength of power and brashness, such as Zhang Fei in the "Three Kingdoms Opera", and the "Water Margin Opera", where the black face is the symbol of the "Three Kingdoms Opera". Li Kui in "Water Margin Theater".　Others: The yin of yin and yang, used for ghosts. Darker skin color or ugly face.　Zhang Fei (black butterfly face) white face: shows treachery and suspicion, e.g. Cao Cao in "Three Kingdoms", Yan Song in "Fighting Yan Song".　Cao Cao (white face) blue face shows straight and untamed character, such as: "on the roof" in the Ma Wu, "the chain of traps" in the Dou Erdun.　Dou Er Dun (blue flower three tile face) Purple face Expression of solemn, stable, rich sense of justice, such as: "two into the palace" in the Xu Yanzhao, "fish intestinal sword" in the Zhuanzhu.　Others: bad color, ugly.　Zhang He (purple face) Golden face Symbolizes majesty and solemnity and represents the role of a deity. Examples: Rulai Buddha and Erlang Shen in "The Palace of Heaven".　Roc (golden face) Green face: brave, reckless.　Others: The Green Man.　Other yellow face, pink face, silver face and so on.