One quaint aspect of Peking Opera is the face paint ... a widely accepted understanding in Chinese theatrical circles that face painting developed from the masks used in a musical dance called ...

silver and gold - symbolize spirits, such as gods, spirits, ghosts, and demons. Generally, opera masks are made up of ceramic material. And while in blank face, the performer or perhaps a makeup ...

but a wave of firms see silver linings to the smog, including air purifier and pollution monitor manufacturers, as well as mask makers. Even when many Chinese factory workers had downed tools for ...

Like many jumping spiders, Chinese opera masks, or Jing masks, have unique patterns and colors that convey information to their intended audience. For spiders, the unique characteristics broadcast ...

The show features pieces from Xu’s own collection of masks, costumes, fans and models as well as 10 contemporary artworks she solicited on the theme of Chinese opera. Also on display are 20 ...

A Chinese performer has been wowing crowds in Sichuan province with his face changing skills. He Hongqing is an expert in the ancient art which is at the heart of traditional Sichuan Opera. He is able ...

At first glance, the Chinese opera mask with red pom poms and pearls decorating an intricate crown looked just like an animation. But it was not just animation. It was a virtual mask, following ...

Masks are a distinguishing feature of the Nuo Opera, an ancient folk drama which is still popular in many Chinese provinces along the Yangtze River. For more than two decades, Wang Rubin has been ...

Chinese opera singer Wang Fan has sparked a diplomatic row after she was filmed singing the Soviet war song “Katyusha” inside the Mariupol Drama Theater in Ukraine where hundreds were killed ...

On the screen, an animated Chinese opera mask decorated with red pom-poms and pearls moved side to side. Its mouth opened and shut. Spindly fingers danced next to it. But the animation was not just a ...

However, truth is that these masks are more than seemingly as added decorations. Chinese opera masks are significant in a way that they represent the performers’ or characters’ personalities, intense ...