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    • Beijing Opera Face Painting Tour

    Learn face painting while travel Beijing

    • Beijing opera face painting tour refers to the Beijing tour routes combines Beijing attractions visiting and the study of Beijing Opera Face painting.

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      Beijing Opera face painting tour refers to Beijing classic sightseeing combine with the study of Beijing Opera face painting.

      Beijing Opera Face painting, also called facial makeup or facial mask in Beijing Opera, is closely related with Beijing opera. The paining become a kind of unique art because it offers strong visual impact associated with Chinese culture.

      This kind of tour is called '北京京剧脸谱旅游' in Chinese, which is favored by more and more foreign travelers.

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    • The face painting can be take away, as a souvenir.
    • It is available to visit the traditional area (Hutong), before or after the face painting.

    • Tour Type

      Beijing opera Face painting is only available to be included in private tour.

    • Related activities

      Chinese pater cutting, man-powered rickshaw and Beijing Hutong tour are available in the same area.

    • About Beijing Opera Face Painting

      In Chinese, the Beijing Opera Face Painting is called '京剧脸谱' or '脸谱'.

      As an emoji of Beijing opera, Beijing Opera Face Painting presents unique aesthetic interests and strong emotional preferences through the organic combination of color, lines, age, temperament, character and even destiny of the characters .
      Each type of historical character or a certain type of character has a general spectrum in Beijing Opera

      Now,it become a kind of unique art because it offers strong visual impact associated with Chinese culture.

    • Color & Meaning

      Red face : usually a heroic, bloody positive character, such as Guan Yu in 'Three Kingdoms'.
      Brown and face : generally represent the elderly with a sense of justice.
      Black : generally an incarnation of fortitude, uprightness, wisdom, courage, and selflessness, such as Baozheng, the Kaifeng FuYin of Song Dynasty.
      Blue : unruly and brave warriors, such as DouErDun, a fighter against the tyranny of Qing Dynasty.
      Purple : solemn and righteous meanings, such as Zhuanzhu，the famous assassin of the Qin Dynasty

    Note

    • The tour only include face painting on mask, instead of painting on face.
    • Face painting is one of the Stage props of Beijing Opera. Beijing Opera performance is not included, unless specified.

    FAQ

  • Shall we prepare some tools before the trip ?
    Nothing is needed before the trip. The painting studio will prepare.
  • Is child around 10 years old availble to lear the painting ?
    Yes, it is availble.
  • The painting on the face of Beijing Opera actor use the same method ?
    Yes, same method of painting is used.

    • Enjoy Beijing Opera Performance

      After the face painting trip, travelers may enjoy the performance of Beijing Opera. You may find how the face painting used in this kind of opera.

      The performance is included in Beijing eveing tour, such as Roast Duck Dinner + Beijing Opera