How good can the costumes in Peking Opera be?

Under the call to promote Chinese traditional culture, many traditional arts have attracted a lot of attention in recent years. Peking Opera, as the quintessence of the Chinese nation, is naturally one of the most popular. Many young people may not understand the complex singing and may not be used to the lengthy rhythm, but without exception they will be attracted by the beautiful appearances and exquisite costumes of Peking Opera.

The explanation of "makeup" in Chinese characters is mainly used to modify one's appearance, including the wearing and style of decoration. In life, people dress themselves up for beauty, but in dramas, people dress up to be closer to the role they play. Especially the makeup used in Peking Opera, including base makeup, oil paint, hair tightening, and stickers... After the complete set is completed, it is almost impossible to recognize the person's original appearance.

In fact, Peking Opera does not have a very long history compared to other operas. In the fifty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign, in order to celebrate the emperor's birthday, four major Hui troupes came to Beijing, and then absorbed some repertoires, tunes and performance methods of Kun Opera and Qin Opera, plus some folk tunes, and finally formed The genre of Peking Opera. Therefore, it was very popular at the beginning of its birth and quickly developed.

The character modeling of traditional Peking Opera plays is the main component of traditional opera stage beauty. Each "work" has the artist's efforts put into it, and the most characteristic and representative characters of each era are put into it. Sex and the most beautiful parts are integrated into it. Peking Opera roles are generally divided into five categories: raw, dan, pure, late, and ugly. Among them, the most beautiful ones are Tsing Yi and Hua Dan. Nowadays, most of the makeup techniques used for the female actors in major Peking Opera troupes are based on the reforms and innovations developed by Master Mei Lanfang in the last century, based on the makeup routines inherited by the older generation of male actors.

Put on base makeup, apply oil paint, tie your hair, and then put on the bra

Put on your hair, put on your clothes, and have pink faces and long eyebrows. On the temples, Feiyan Zhaojun’s noble concubine Xishi seems to have come to life, beautifully telling the joys and sorrows, leaving people amazed and fascinated.