The history of Chinese Opera is as complex as its tradition. To understand it is also to understand something of Chinese art history and the history of the country as a whole. Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia of Chinese culture, as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes, graceful gestures, and martial arts. Walking through this Character book, we are going to explore the specificities of Chinese opera face and hair decorations, in the form of simplified modern technique yet still fully preserve the spirit of such a delicate form of art…