Beijing Opera (3)

jing

chou

jing 净：also known as the painted face, used on a chivalrous and rugged male role.

chou 丑： also known as the little painted face, used on villainous or comic characters.

jing and chou follow a standard way of make up. It uses different colours and strokes to exaggerate the actors' features, either to beautify them or to make them ugly. They are used to show the personality of the character and to add a touch of drama to the role. This is the Chinese facial make up that we are familiar with.