In Beijing opera, red faces represent loyalty, black faces represent integrity, and white faces represent cunning. In Beijing opera, the black face symbolizes a serious and unsmiling character, which belongs to neutrality and represents fierce wisdom. For example, Bao Zheng in Bao Gong's play is a bad face.

The red face symbolizes the role of loyalty, frankness and blood. For example, Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms Opera is the representative role of red face. A white face symbolizes a treacherous and suspicious role, which is derogatory and represents fierceness, such as the role of Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms Opera.

The origin of Peking Opera facial makeup.

Peking Opera facial makeup originated from life. Everyone's facial organs are similar in shape and outline, and their physiological layout has certain rules. The texture of facial muscles is also closely related to age, physiology, experience and natural conditions of life. Therefore, the sketch of Peking Opera facial makeup is based on life and is a summary of life. For example, it is often said that people's faces are tanned, scared white, blushing, yellow and so on. These are not only the manifestations of the psychological activities, mental state and physiological characteristics of the characters in the play.