

We see the facial makeups can be broadly grouped into two categories, one is arts and crafts facial makeups. Many international friends and the domestic Chinese opera lovers out of curiosity and love, are exploring the mysteries of facial makeups. This is far beyond the scope of application of the stage, which shows the status of art in people's minds facial makeups occupied, indicating facial makeup has a strong vitality. Everyone can see a variety of different styles of porcelain mask image on some large buildings, the packaging of goods, as well as the clothes people wear. Such as Guan Yu slanted eyes and lying silkworm eyebrows, Zhang Fei's leopard head and round eye, all of these descriptions were opera makeup draw down on the opera stage which is particularly obvious highlight.įacial makeups come from the stage. Novel and rap art historical figures’ exaggeration and the image description are also the basis for the source of Peking Opera make-ups. Although facial make-ups comes from life, but it is magnified and exaggerated. It not only the characters’ mental activity, reveal the mental state and physiological characteristics of the performance, but also determine the mask color, line, patterns and design foundation. For example, people often say people’s face, dark tan, scared pale, shy red, brown ill and so on. The shape of each person's facial features and contours are similar physiological layout also have certain rules the texture of the facial muscles and the characters age, physiological, experience and the natural conditions of life are all closely related so the Peking Opera make-ups is on the basis of life and the summary of life. Peking Opera make-ups originated in life. The Chou, because of its dramatic role to play, so the nose rubbed a small piece of white powder, commonly known as "small painted face." They apply little powder, called "handsome play", "plain face", "and clear face." Jing and Chou have more complex face painting, especially the Chou are re-applied paint and design, so called "painted face." The opera mask, mainly referring to the Chou face painting.

Facial make-ups is different in different situation.

There are three main features of facial make-ups: contradictory unity of beauty and ugliness, closely related to the role of personality and its stylized design. It is an essential part of Chinese culture. Peking Opera make-ups has been recognized as one of the traditional culture of the Han identity. Peking Opera make-ups art is an art very popular among majority of opera lovers. About sources of facial makeup, the general view is that it comes from mask. Peking Opera make-ups is a special kind of make-up method of Han cultural characteristics.
