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🇨🇳 Guides of China

6 face guides from China, best known first.

Eyewear district Barber and beard culture Theatre and dance makeup Living tradition Style capital

Face places in China

Beijing 2 Chengdu 1 Wenzhou

🇨🇳 ChinaJing A Chinese opera role for mighty men, defined by heavy face painting.Makeup

🇨🇳 ChinaPeking opera makeup Symbolic face paint for Chinese opera roles.Makeup · 1790

🇨🇳 ChinaBian lian A Sichuan opera technique where performers change masks or colours instantly to show emotion.Makeup

🇨🇳 ChinaSichuan opera A Chinese theatre form from Sichuan known for mask changing and distinct makeup.Makeup · 1700 🇨🇳 ChinaPeking opera face paint Symbolic oil-based makeup for Chinese opera characters.Makeup · Most faces

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