Shanbangiao Recreation farm and Culture Museum

Written by Dlamini, edited by TLAA

What does the hobby or the experience of drawing do for you? 

Does it relax you? 

Does it bring out your creativity and your imagination, or is it just doodling because there is nothing else to do?

    I am not an artist by any stretch of the imagination, but I have come to enjoy what I can do. It is not an inexpensive hobby, but it is certainly worth the fun and the challenge. I draw and paint from visions rather than sitting in front of what I am drawing and painting. If you are good in drawing or painting, come to Shanbangiao facial mask culture museum, here you are given the opportunity to practice your drawing or painting skills. 

Visitors painting facial masks inside Shanbangiao Cultural Museum

    One of the more striking aspects of the Chinese Opera is the Masks and Facial Make-up used to portray the various characters in a production. The use of symbolic colors, stylized lines, and fantastical facial exaggeration all serve the performance magic and grandeur. There is really nothing that compares to a skillful and artistic rendition of one of China's favorite stories from historical events and classical literature.

Visitors exercising their painting skills

    The compositions of face painting are classified into several patterns based on the belief that a person's face can reveal much about their personality. The overall designs of the face painting are given names like, "three-tiles face", "six-tenths face", "cross face", "slant face", "butterfly face" as well as many, many others. Come and enjoy in Shanbangiao Cultural Museum.