Shanbangiao facial mask culture museum-History, Culture and Tradition

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    Every society has its own history, culture and tradition, China’s history is amongst the best. Let us look at the history of Chinese mask. Shanbangiao Culture Museum welcomes you to share the interesting history of Chinese mask with you.

    China has a rich and colorful cultural history, and masks have played a major role in Chinese tradition for thousands of years. Chinese masks, depending on their function, are divided into several different categories, such as sorcerers' masks, Tibetan masks, shaman masks and theatrical masks.

Sorcerers' mask

Shaman mask

    Today, masks continue to be of great artistic and entertainment value. Also, Chinese masks have become highly desired items by collectors worldwide.

    The first Chinese masks were made about 3,500 years ago as part of shamanism, or religious healing. Masks have played an integral role in many rituals, such as worshiping the god that destroys pestilence and grants blessings. They also have a long history in the arts, particularly dance and opera. Today, masks continue to be worn for religious ceremonies, life events such as weddings and funerals, and world renowned cultural events.

Masks that are believed to be chasing away ghosts and evil spirits

    About a thousand years ago in the central plains of China, cultures used masks for exorcising, or driving away evil spirits. The masks were also worn to celebrate births and to keep homes safe by scaring evil ghosts. This culture, located in the southern portions of the Yangtze River, was combined exorcism along with totem worship.

Shanbangiao Culture Museum is proud to share such an interesting history to you. 

More about face painting art at Shanbanqiao Mask Culture and face painting museum

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The Chinese opera faces are carefully painted and they're virtually as tangible as the characters in the opera that is real. The face paintings dwell on well-designed, beautiful and strong traces of Chinese painting and calligraphy. 

It considers people with the beauty of their wonderful colors, outlines and backgrounds. So that is the reason why the museum has made and completed more than 1000 different faces. Pending the face painting, people are able to gain persistence and determination. 

The Chinese opera faces are carefully painted and they're virtually as tangible as the characters in the opera that is real. 

They can also understand the prominence of Chinese painting and calligraphy art. This is the reason that triggered the owners of the place to continue upholding the culture of face painting. This center is most suitable for families and students to experience the art of Chinese opera faces.  

The paintings are originated from masks used in religious ceremonies, and were widely used in opera and theater performances. One can easily ascertain the character and identity from the face paintings due to the rich patterns and colors. With the sweats and endeavors of actors and artists in generations, the face painting has become an exclusive artistic style and is esteemed by people throughout the world. 

We with the museum manager

This culture helps future generations to know what was happening in the past. The museum manager is always eager to get more designs of face paintings from different people. During our stay at the museum we were also able to design some kind of face painting. In addition to that, there are so many things that are sold at the museum, like perfumes, earrings, bracelets and many more things.

Welcome to Shanbangiao Facial Mask Culture Museum

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How do you want to feel in your vacation or weekend outing? 

Shanbangiao Cultural Museum is waiting for you to visit them and to give you their exclusive welcome and comfort throughout your vacation.

    Spending your vacation or weekend at Shanbangiao Recreation farm can be the best you have ever experienced, it can be an unforgettable experience. Here they have nice and luxurious guest houses for you to rent during your vacation, the rooms are different in their capacity, some can accommodate two people, some rooms can accommodate more than two. Its either you come as a couple or as a family you will all be well accommodated. 

This is a view of the double stories guest houses at Shanbangiao recreational farm where most tourists spend their weekends or vacations.

These rooms are nice, comfortable, clean and quiet. They are well furnished and ventilated. Inside they have a bathroom and a toilet which are well designed.  All is provided sheets, towels, hairdryer, shower gel and shampoo.  

This is the charming inside view of the guest houses; it is well furnished, with air conditioning and accessories like TV set and DVD players.

This is the only place where you will feel at home yet you away from home. When it is time to travel for your business or go on vacation, one of the main things to consider in your planning is where you will be staying while you are away. It is a great thing to feel at home in the hotels your stay in even if it has luxuries that you do not normally have. Having all of the things you need for your stay at your fingertips is a major part of feeling at home in your hotel. Come to Shanbangiao Recreation Farm and feel at home.

Shanbangiao Recreational Farm or museum- What an amazing campsite

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   What an amazing campsite, I have never seen.

    Are you familiar with outings and camping? People go camping for many reasons, although many people see in camping a chance to get out of the daily routine and improve their survival skills, others would rather benefit from the many amenities that campsites are nowadays equipped with. If a few decades ago camping meant a great deal of responsibility and knowledge about wild nature, today any individual who wants to spend a weekend away in the woods may also expect a high level of comfort. Shanbangiao recreation farm is a good camping site for tourists. 

These are pictures showing tourists setting up their camping tents at Shanbangiao Recreational farm camping site.

    Some campers have a range of comforts available to them, whether their shelter is a tent or a recreational vehicle. Those choosing to camp closer to their car (car camping) with a tent may have access to potable hot water, tent interior lighting and fans, and other technological changes to camping gear. And those who do not have recreational vehicles are provided with electricity, bathrooms, toilets and every camping square have water sink provided for campers. It may also depend from campers whether or not to bring their own food as the farm provide food for campers, breakfast, lunch and dinner, all they have to do is to place an order.

Campers enjoying their food and relaxing at Shanbangiao recreational farm park.

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity; it is a method of distressing, relaxing away from home, meeting new people.

I highly advise everyone to come to Shanbangiao Recreation farm for camping and feel at home although away from home. 

Face Painting

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The Mask Museum is geared towards the do it yourself (DIY) experience. There are hundreds of masks on display, although you can only choose out of a few dozen to actually paint. 

Everybody try to make their own Face Painting

First, you have to trace the design on to the wood using carbon paper. Then you can start painting. Guided tours are available (in Chinese) which give a good understanding into how the masks are designed. As the mask covers the actors face, the colors and designs used replace facial emotions and express what kind of character the wearer is. 

They also have a small do it yourself (DIY) area where you can try your hand at painting your own mask or beautification. The jing hang roles or painted faces are all male characters. 

Different Face have different mean

Actors playing jing roles have their faces painted in special designs. The parts played by jing actors are mostly unusual individuals with highly pronounced personalities; they may be particularly rough and crude, supremely honest and upright, evil and fiendishly cunning, or very simple and straightforward. In every case, they are larger than life individuals. 

Dan hang mean the actors who perform female characters, usually the female lead; they normally wear white and red face makeup. Dan hang are separated according to age, persona and facial make up into many of classes, including old woman, demure woman, coquettish woman, comic female lead, female warrior, women skilled in the martial arts. With the exception of actors playing lao dan roles. 

Many different Face in this Mask Museum

The duties played by the actors have a highly symbolic character; skilled construal by the actors is needed to really bring each role across to the audience. The roles represent the types of person appearing in the opera, and their special characteristics. To play a particular role, actors need a particular form of artistic skill, and having this skill defines the actor’s status within the troupe. 

Peach Carnival Traditional Festival

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Chinese Opera is an all-inclusive stage art. It consolidates the elements of literature, music, dancing, martial arts, and fine arts. In terms of the vision effect presented to the audience, Painted Face, which is a fundamental constituent of performance, displays the style and characteristics of various roles and setting in the opera. 

Painted Face is one of the vibrant elements which receive attention from the audience. For the traditional Chinese opera, the portrayal of roles is considered as the key aspect during the whole performance. It involved the dressing of head and face, and costumes. Painted Face is a component of the dressing of face, playing an important role in the depiction of character. The museum has a big and well adorned hall; since 2006, the museum has been gradually localized. 

Use traditional musical instruments to entertain the audience

It holds the Peach Carnival every year with local artists and performers being invited to join the event. The various artists that join the festival every year include traditional artists who use traditional musical instruments to entertain the audience. Also, visitors and their families are invited to come and watch the festival, where traditional products can be see and the exchange of knowledge on how such products are made. 

Beautiful girl play traditional musical instrument

In addition, woodcarvers are also invited to make masks to add to the museum collection. Furthermore, good artists in face painting are more than welcome to make some different face paintings to add to the museum collection; this include people who can come with different and new face designs from the ones that are already available in the museum.

Visitors

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There are more than 1000 tourists who visit every month, including, both foreign and local visitors.

During the Chinese New Year, Dragon boat festival and around April and May annually, a lot of visitors are seen. 

 Upon arrival at the museum, the ever-friendly staffs orient or brief all visitors on what is happening

Visitors are allowed to do boat riding together with their friends and families 

    Different visitors from different places come as individuals, as families and groups. Visitors who come in groups usually come in the form of school trips; whereby pupils come to see and do their own face painting as part of their studies more especially those who are doing art and culture at school, tourists from afar. 

You can choose different way to enjoy your sleep night by Camping or sleep room

    The place is usually packed to its maximum during weekends; whereby people come with their families to camp, bringing with them their camping tents and cooking utensils to be able to sleep there and cook whiles staying there for the whole weekend. Each and every visitor is accorded a chance to do his or her face painting and thereafter take his or her painting home as a souvenir. 

   Visitors who want to sleep over have to make necessary bookings for room reservation. Camping visitors are provided with breakfast, lunch, and dinner. This is a hospitable place for visitors, the employees and assistants are always on the look and ready to welcome visitors. 

They enjoy in painting

    Upon arrival at the museum, the ever-friendly staffs orient or brief all visitors on what is happening, and visitors are allowed to move around the premises of the museum to see the beauty of nature together with the different carvings and paintings. Visitors are allowed to do boat riding together with their friends and families in the dam in the museum.

People come with their friend or family