Chinese Oprea Masks

 

We enjoyed learning all about the Chinese opera and what each colour represents.  The Chinese Oprea is one of the oldest known dramatic art forms worldwide. Chinese Oprea masks are a way of representing different characters, personalities and moods.

We discovered that red means loyalty and integrity. Blue faces can mean stubbornness, white means evil, yellow means cruel and black means integrity.  We had lots of fun trying on the masks and creating our own designs.