As quintessence of Chinese culture, Beijing Opera with a history of centuries possesses numberless characters. This book presents hundreds kinds of facial makeup used in Beijing Opera with ...

The Peking opera painted face refers to the unique colorful make－up of an actor in the opera. It is characterized by the use of bright colors to exaggerate or distort his features. Masks used in the ...

To appreciate the essence of traditional Chinese culture, students from a bilingual school in Shangqiu, Central China's Henan province, learn the history and art of Peking Opera facial makeup ...

Facial makeup is an art form loved by Peking Opera fans both at home and abroad, and is known as one of the icons of the traditional Chinese culture. Every kind of makeup has its own unique ...

(Xinhua/Li Xin) Yang Qiang paints Peking Opera facial makeup at a cultural center in Shijingshan District in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xin) Yang Qiang (L) introduces ...

The number of Peking opera touring troupes has dwindled ... He once cried when he saw his father paint his face before a performance because the makeup looked so threatening.

"The design of their facial make-up is quite similar to the type called the 'three-tile face' of Peking Opera's face painting," says Zhou in the article. And unlike Zhong Kui's subordinate ghosts ...