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1 Semiotics in Beijing Opera Face Painting Christine Lu University of Toronto at Mississauga 中國傳統宗教與國劇藝術

2 Introduction Beijing Opera Facial painting and the role A reflection of the major traditional philosophies Taoism Confucianism Buddhism

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5 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

6 Confucianism Kung Fu Tzu (Confucius) 551 BCE Four Books and Five Classics Ethical Teachings

7 Buddhism Siddhartha (Buddha) 563 BCE Four Noble Truths Eightfold Path Five Precepts The Three Jewels Transmigration of the Soul Western Paradise

8 Beijing Opera Performance History Shang Dynasty B.C. 1766 Folk activity Tang Dynasty A.D. 705 Strict Format

9 Signification of Faces Color Facial Shape Eyebrow Eyes Forehead Nose Mouth

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15 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

16 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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