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Semiotics in Beijing Opera Face Painting Christine Lu University of Toronto at Mississauga 中國傳統宗教與國劇藝術
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Introduction Beijing Opera Facial painting and the role A reflection of the major traditional philosophies Taoism Confucianism Buddhism
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Taoism Lao Zi and Dao De Jing Nature Yin Yang The concept of five elements Metal, wood, water, fire and earth Blood circulation and Chi
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Confucianism Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) 551 BCE Four Books and Five Classics Ethical Teachings
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Buddhism Siddhartha (Buddha) 563 BCE Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path Five Precepts The Three Jewels Transmigration of the Soul Western Paradise
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Beijing Opera Performance History Shang Dynasty B.C. 1766 Folk activity Tang Dynasty A.D. 705 Strict Format
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Signification of Faces Color Facial Shape Eyebrow Eyes Forehead Nose Mouth
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Semiotics of Chinese Theater You-Zheng Li “Epistemological Problems of the Comparative Humanities” David Birch “Re-orienting semiotics: performance, philosophy and theory” Semiotics of Coherence and Harmony
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What this means A mixed influence of Chinese traditional philosophies Philosophies reflected on faces, and not only faces A highly aesthetic performance of Harmony
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