The big painted face in Peking Opera belongs to

In Peking Opera, the "big painted face" belongs to the "Jing" role. The following is a detailed explanation of the "Jing" role and the "big painted face" in Peking Opera:

Peking opera roles:

  • The performing roles in Peking Opera are mainly divided into four categories: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou.
  • Each profession has its own unique performance style and role characteristics.

Jingxing (painted face):

  • "Jing" is an important role in Peking Opera, commonly known as "hualian".
  • "Jing" characters usually play people with strong, rough, bold or insidious personalities.
  • The characteristic of the "Jing" role is that the face is painted with brightly colored masks, hence the name "Hua Lian".

Classification of "Big Painted Face":

The "net" line can be further broken down into:

  • Tongchui Hualian (Zhengjing):

    • Relying mainly on singing skills, he plays positive characters with strong personalities, such as Bao Gong and Xu Yanzhao in "The Second Visit to the Palace".

  • Jiazihualian (Vice Net):

    • Mainly relying on acting and reciting lines, they play characters of high status and bad temper, such as Cao Cao, Zhang Fei, Dou Erdun, etc.

  • Wu Hua Lian:

    • Focuses on martial arts, and plays a character who is good at martial arts

  • Hairy face:

    • Playing a supernatural character

Therefore, "big painted face" usually refers to "copper hammer painted face", which is a type of "Jing" role.

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