The art of facial make-up脸谱艺术

1、The art of facial make-up脸谱艺术 Four main character of Beijing Opera 京剧的四个传统角色 One of Chinas most famous is the 200-year-old Beijing Opera. 具有200年历史的京戏是中国最著名的艺术形式之一。 The action swirls around four traditional character and the many twists and turns of the plot are tunefully sung. 戏中的活动都是围绕着四个传统角色变换，而且曲

2、 折的情节是以优美的唱段叙述出来。 The four main character are a statesman , a principal female character , a warrior , and a clown. 他们是生，旦，净，丑。 Sheng 生 Lao sheng are upright and resolute character. Xiao sheng represent young male character. Wu sheng stand for all of the male character who appear in battle scenes. D

3、an旦 Lao dan usually represents aged women. Zheng dan refer to young or middle-aged women with gentle and refined dispositions. Hua dan is a role of a vivacious maiden , a young women with a frank and open personality ,or a women of questionable character. Wu dan always wears short robes and the role

4、 emphasize acrobatics. Wu dan plays gods and ghosts and has excellent fighting skills. Jin净 文净文净wen jin 武净武净wu jin Chou丑 Comedy character, humor and kind-hearted 川剧变脸 Face-changing in Sichuan Opera We cannot talk about face changing without mentioning Sichuan opera. Sichuan Opera is one of many loca

5、l operas in China, popular in the provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou. Face changing is not simply changing ones facial makeup in a casual way, but is a special technique in the performance of Sichuan Opera. It refers to the changing of masks in quick succession to show different emotions and feelings of the character in the play. 提起变脸，我们先要说说川剧。川剧是中国地方戏之一， 流行于四川、云南、贵州等地。变脸可不是随便化化妆， 改变一下自己的脸谱。它是川剧中的一种特殊技法，在几 秒钟内可以