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Face Painting of Beijing Opera

In Beijing Opera, the actors usually draw bat, swallow or butterfly wings around their cheeks and eyebrows.  They use different colors to paint their faces. 

The colors selected for actors represents character's personality.  It gives the audience hints about kind of personality the character represents.   This color reference table can give you the idea of the relationship between each color and the character's personality. 

Color Reference Table for Face Painting in Beijing Opera