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January 04, 2022

Facial Makeup?

There is a quintessence of Chinese culture, called facial makeup. Facial makeup was evolved by mask at the earliest time. In ancient China, a mask was used to intimidate the enemy, while it was used to perform in stage afterward. The mask performance appeared in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Then the facial makeup was taking the place of the mask for opera actors` convenience. This was how the facial makeup evolved.

Facial Makeup
Different colors of facial makeup are representing different traits of characters. There are four varieties of characters in Chinese opera, sheng (male role), dan (female role), jing (painted face), chou (clown). In general, the role of jing has usually painted facial makeup.

The Main Colors of Facial Makeup
In that way, what does the facial makeup represent in different colors? The colors of different facial makeup represent different traits of characters. The main colors of facial makeup can divide into nine colors: red face, blackface, white face, blue face, green face, golden face, silver face, purple face, yellow face.

Red Face:

The red face`s traits of characters is the person that the body is fit and knows all the answers. These kinds of people are dedicated and decent. It is the opposite of blackface in Chinese opera and the opposite of a white face in daily life. People are usually using these words to represent a good person in daily life. The classic character of the red face is Guan Yu.

Red Face


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