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| Peking Opera performer demonstrates martial art |
One of the most well-known aspects of Peking Opera is the facial make-up, which is rich and varied, depicting different characters and remarkable images. For example, a red face usually depicts heroic bravery, uprightness and loyalty; a white face symbolizes a sinister, treacherous and guileful character and a green face connotes surly stubbornness, impetuosity and lack of self-restraint. /
Beijing Review
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| A night view of the theatre, designed by the French architect Jean Andreu. Among the building's performance spaces is an opera house /The Guardian |
Peking Opera was recently inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was made during the fifth session of UNESCO's Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting on November 16 in Nairobi, Kenya.
Jean Andreu : http://www.paul-andreu.com/pages/biographie_gb_01.html
National Grand Theatre, Beijing - lighting by iGuzzini .
