Do you like traditional Chinese operas(戏剧)? Among all traditional Chinese operas, facial mask(脸谱) in Peking Opera is popular around the world. Different colors are used to show different roles, but at first, only three colors were used: red, white and black. Here are the meanings of them.

Red is generally used to show that a role is honest and loyal. In fact, the color red was just to show what a person looks like in the beginning. Because many roles use red and black to show they’re very brave and honest, red gradually has another meaning. An example of “red full face” is Guan Yu, known for his loyalty to Liu Bei.

The role with the white face is bad in human nature. This kind of roles includes Cao Cao in the time of the Three Kingdoms, and Qin Hui, who put the national hero Yue Fei to death. The black mask shows either a rude and brave person or a fair and selfless one. Li Kui of Water Margin, and Bao Zheng are of this kind.

Later, other colors are gradually added to them, such as yellow standing for bravery, blue for someone with a strong personality. People can clearly tell the difference through these colors.

Nowadays, more and more young people like to know Peking Opera. Even some schools start to teach Peking Opera. And more and more people know that different colors mean different things. It is a good way to study and spread our traditional culture.

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