Beijing Opera Face painting tour refers to the Beijing sightseeing trip include study of Beijing Opera face painting skill. Beijing Opera Face painting, also called facial makeup, facial mask or Lianpu (脸谱) in Beijing Opera, is closely related with Beijing opera. Part of actors need to paint face before the performance of Beijing Opera.

In Chinese, the Beijing Opera Face Painting is called '京剧脸谱' or '脸谱'. The tour is called '北京京剧脸谱旅游' or '北京脸谱主题旅游' Now, Beijing Opera Face painting become a kind of unique art because it offers strong visual impact associated with Chinese culture. Many travelers love to learn some skill of painting a face for Beijing Opera while they travel Beijing.

Beijing Opera Face Painting Tour Type

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Beijing Opera Face Painting Tour Routes

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Packaged Beijing tour include Beijing Opera face painting

Beijingservice combines private vehicle, driver, guide, admission fee and hotel to make a unique 8 days Beijing private tour include study of Beijing Opera face painting.
BJ-PH-01bf. Beijing private package tour include study Beijing Opera Face painting

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Beijing One Day Tour include Beijing Opera Face Painting

Beijing one day paper cutting tour covers popular attractions of Beijing as well as Beijing Opera face painting study.
BJ-PO-01bf. Beijing 1 day tour of Hutong, Beijing Opera face painting (30-40 minutes), Mutianyu Great Wall
BJ-PO-02bf. Beijing day tour of Hutong, Beijing Opera face painting, Badaling Great Wall, Olympic Park
BJ-PO-03bf. Beijing 1 day tour of Tiananmen, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Hutong, face painting
BJ-PO-04bf. Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven, Hutong, Beijing Opera face painting 1 day trip
BJ-PO-05bf. Zoo(Panda), Olympic Park, Lama Temple, Hutong and Beijing Opera face painting 1 day tour

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Beijing Half Day Tour of Beijing Opera Face Painting

BJ-PF-01bf. Beijing half day tour of Beijing Opera face painting and Tiananemen Square
BJ-PF-02bf. Beijing half day tour of Beijing Opera face painting and Qianmen Area visit
BJ-PF-03bf. Beijing half day tour of Beijing Opera face painting and Beijing Hutong

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Beijing Layover Tour Covers Beijing Opera Face Painting

Beijing Opera face painting experience is include in a stopover tour of Beijing. This tour make it possible for travelers to make a quick touch of Beijing Opera art.
BJ-PL-01bf. Beijing Hutong, Beijing Opera face painting, Mutianyu Great Wall (, Lunch, )
BJ-PL-02bf. Beijing Hutong, Beijing Opera face painting, Badaling Great Wall, Olympic Park (, Lunch, )
BJ-PL-03bf. Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Beijing Opera face painting (, Lunch, )
BJ-PL-04bf. Summer Palace, Beijing Opera face painting, Beijing Hutong (, Lunch, )
BJ-PL-05bf. Imperial College, Confucius Temple, Beijing Hutong, Beijing Opera face painting (, Lunch, )

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Classic Itinerary of Packaged Beijing Opera Face Painting Tour

The following itinerary of Beijing opera face painting need to be adjusted according to your painting level before make reservation.

Day 1. Be met from airport and transfer to hotel.
Day 2. One day private tour of Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace. (Breakfast, Lunch)
This tour is no available on Monday.
Day 3. Be met by guide, driver and vehicle, transfer to classroom. Enjoy 5 lessons of Beijing Opera Face Painting. Transfer back to hotel in the afternoon. (Breakfast)
Day 4. One day private tour to Badaling Great Wall and Ming Tombs. (Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 5. Be met by driver and vehicle, transfer to classroom. Enjoy 5 lessons of Beijing Opera Face Painting. Transfer back to hotel in the afternoon. (Breakfast)
Day 6.One day private tour of Hutong, Zoo, Lama Temple, outside view of Bird Nest and Water Cube. Acrobatic Show, Beijing Roast Duck Dinner. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 7. Leisure day in Beijing. (Breakfast)
Day 8. Be met from hotel and transfer to airport for departure. (Breakfast)

Best Season for Beijing Opera Face Painting

The Opera Face painting is not affected by season or climate. Travelers may take the Opera Face painting tour to Beijing any time. Considering the climate to take sightseeing to other outdoor attractions, Spring and Autumn are still the best season to visit other attractions of Beijing.

Beijing Attractions Can be Included in Beijing Opera Face Painting

Beijing Opera Face painting class can be combined with all top attractions of Beijing. When travelers take packaged Beijing Opera Face Painting tour, all top attractions can be included, such as Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Great Wall, Beijing Hutong, Beijing Zoo, Olympic Park, Ming Tombs, etc.

If travelers take a one day tour, there is still time to visit 2 attractions after the Beijing Opera Face Painting class.

About Face Painting of Beijing Opera

Beijing Opera face makeup, also called Beijing Opera Mask or Beijing Opera Face Painting, is a special makeup method closely related with Chinese cultural characteristics.

Beijing Opera Face Painting is a unique make-up art in Chinese drama. It uses a combination of realism and symbolism to exaggerate the face of a character, revealing the comprehensive characteristics of the character's type, personality, quality, and age. Beijing Opera Face Painting is also a decorative art with a high appreciation value.

Generally speaking, the source of Beijing Opera Face Mask start from the mask. Beijing opera mask art is a very favorite art for Beijing Opera fans. The face mask painting is very popular in China and all the world.It has been recognized as one of the symbols of Chinese traditional culture. There are three main features of face mask painting: the contradiction between beauty and ugliness closely related to character, the pattern is stylized.

As an emoji of Beijing opera, Beijing Opera Face Painting presents unique aesthetic interests and strong emotional preferences through the organic combination of color, lines, age, temperament, character and even destiny of the characters . Each type of historical character or a certain type of character has a general spectrum in Beijing Opera, so it is called "Beijing Opera Face Mask".

Red face is usually a heroic, bloody positive character, such as Guan Yu in 'Three Kingdoms'.
Brown face and Pink face generally represent the elderly with a sense of justice.
Black face is generally an incarnation of fortitude, uprightness, wisdom, courage, and selflessness, such as Baozheng, the Kaifeng FuYin of Song Dynasty.
Blue face represents unruly and brave warriors, such as DouErDun, a fighter against the tyranny of Qing Dynasty.
Purple face has solemn and righteous meanings, such as Zhuanzhu，the famous assassin of the Qin Dynasty, and the Zhang Guo of 'Three Kingdoms'.

Place You May Find the Beijing Opera Face Painting

Beijing Opera Museum,
No.3 Hufangqiao Road, Xicheng, Beijing.
Phone: 010-63518284

Beijing Opera Museum,
No.3 Hufangqiao Road, Xicheng, Beijing.
Phone: 010-63518284

Yiqi Fengfa Art Painting Studio,
Unit 1, 1st Floor, Building 27, (near North gate ) Beijing Normal University, Linglong Road, Haidian, Beijing
Phone: 4001857648

JingYizhai,
No. 18, south area, second Floor, Tianya Jewelry City, Dongcheng District, Beijing
010-67194602

Time to Book Opera Face Painting Tour

We suggest travelers to make reservation as early as possible, around 2 to 6 month in advance if travelers prefer to take packaged Beijing Opera Face Painting tour.
Please make reservation at least two days in advance if you prefer to take one day Beijing Opera face painting.

Payment of Beijing Opera Face Painting

Beijingservice accept payment via Wechat, Alipay, Bank, Credit Card and PayPal. Travelers may pay 30% as deposit and then pay the balance in cash.

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Email and FAQ of Beijing Opera Face Painting

After the class of Beijing Opera Face painting, can we take the works back to home ?

Yes, travelers may take the Beijing Opera Face painting back to home after the tour.

Shall we prepare some tool before the learning of Beijing opera face painting?

The training school will prepare all necessary tools. It is not need for travelers to prepare anything.

dear Jasper, thank you for the itinerary, while visiting Beijing 5 years ago, i remember there is face painted in light color in a theater, is that Beijing Opera face painting ?
this time we would like to show Chinese culture to our children. we prefer to to arrange a trip to cover a closely touch with the opera painting, paper cutting, as well as a visit to local courtyard, is this possible? after the sightseeing in Beijing, we will fly to Xian. can you arrange flight for us? what info do you need from our side? We will visit terracotta and mt.Hua of Xian,
best, Levy

Dear Levy,
Thank you for your reply.
I remember you watched Beijing Opera in Liyuan Theater. Yes, it is Beijing Opera face painting near the Gate of the theater. It is possible to get a closely watch of the face painting, we even can arrange a short study of the face painting. Paper-cutting and visiting of a local courtyard are also possible to be included on October 18 after visiting Summer Palace.
Please send us the scanned copy of your passport, then we will arrange the flight to Xian.
As for the tour in Xian, we suggest 3 days trip:
October 20. Be met from airport and transfer to visit Terrcotta Warriors, Shaanxi History Museum, Big Wild Goose Pagoda.
October 21. Visit Mountain Hua.
October 22. Free morning in Xian, be met and transfer to airport.
Please let us know if you have question or suggestion.
best regards,
Jasper

Beijing Opera Face Painting Tour