Face off

Chinese opera performers either use masks or paint their faces. The frequent on-stage changing of masks, without the audience noticing, is a special technique, known as "changing faces".

Lian Pu

"Personality makeup" refers to facial designs for jing and chou roles, with colors representing emotions, such as white for fear, red for shyness, dark for suntan, and sallow for illness. Great importance is paid to the eyes and eyebrows.