Opera Facial Makeup: the Talking and Chanting Clown

The talking and chanting clown may wear an official robe with a sash, a loose robe or a belt-pouch, and may play a spirit or a devil, or an old man. The acrobatic clown is a product of combining the performance of bangzi opera with Xipi and Erhuang opera.

The facial makeup for male roles with multicolor faces in Hebei Bangzi Opera has its traditional modes, using color and particular methods of color application. Apart from the above examples, another typical painted face is for Zhong Kui in Zhong Kui Marrying off His Sister.