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.