Entertainment with ancient roots tunes into a modern following

Updated: Mar 29, 2023 By Chen Nan China Daily Print

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Exhibits on display at the China Kunqu Opera Museum in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, offer a panoramic view of the history and evolution of the ancient art form. Highlights include the masks, costumes and musical instruments used in the performances. [Photo by Wang Jiankang/For China Daily]

With different colors, fabrics and embroidery, the costumes enable the audience to distinguish a character's gender and social status at first glance.

Accessories, such as helmets, crowns, hats and shoes, also play a role in portraying the characters.

Usually, performers take at least two hours to apply their makeup and costumes. The main makeup colors for young female roles and young male roles are red, black and white.

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