What does the white face of Peking Opera stand for?

White face means treacherous and suspicious. In Beijing opera, white faces are divided into pink faces and oily faces. A white face means cunning and cunning. Such as Cao Cao, Zhao Gao and Yan Song. Oil white face: Most of them are headstrong and arrogant fighters. Like Masu and Gordon. White faces are mostly used for villains, but there are exceptions, such as Lu and Yang Wulang.

White face, also known as wiping the face, is painted on the face with white powder to show that it does not show the true colors of people, contains derogatory meanings, and is generally a treacherous person. White face, also called oily white face, has several uses: one is an old hero and general who treats children proudly; A martial arts person who is related to wiping his face and kills people without blinking an eye often uses white faces; The other is similar to the former, but only headstrong; Some monks, with strong bodies and high martial arts, also use white faces.

Peking Opera facial makeup refers to the makeup patterns on the faces of Peking Opera actors, which is a special makeup method with China cultural characteristics. In Beijing opera, every historical figure or a certain kind of figure has a general spectrum, which is called Facebook. The artistic features of Peking Opera facial makeup are mainly manifested in three aspects: deformation, vividness and implication.

When creating Facebook, their aesthetic evaluation of the characters in the play runs through it. Facebook has many forms, not only decorative techniques, but also symbolic techniques, which are also symbols of some essential aspects of this character. The creative process of Facebook often contains strong elements of folk imagination. Imagination itself has positive and negative points, and it will also be reflected in the symbolism of Facebook, which needs to be identified.