Peking Opera  

Originally a form of local theatre,peking opera spread all over the country and then became the national opera of china.peking opera combines stylized acting with singing, dancing, musical dialogues, martial arts, colorful facial make-up and fantastic costumes.
Chinese opera performerrs mainly have two methods of makeup; masks and facial painting. the frequent on-stage change of masks,without the audience noticing, is a special technique, known as changing faces.opera facial painting falls into four main categories--personality makeup, decorative makeup, mood makeup, and pictographic makeup.