京剧脸谱中有一定的写实成分,如传说中关羽是红脸,李逵是黑脸,这在脸谱中也得到了体现;又如老年人气血衰退,所以老年角色的脸谱多用粉红色等。但是,京剧中的各种复杂脸谱更多地传达出不同的象征意义。比如,红色象征着人物的赤胆忠勇,关羽就是典型的例子;白色则象征奸诈阴险,曹操是典型的代表。这两种人物的性格和行事恰恰构成了两个极端,所以“一个唱红脸,一个唱白脸”说的就是两个人的言行截然相反。除此之外,黑色不仅象征人物的 Peking opera mask in a certain degree of realistic elements, such as the legendary Guan Yu is a red face, Li Kui is a black face, which has also been reflected in the face; another example, the decline of the elderly blood, so the older role of the face with pink and so on. However, all kinds of complicated masks in Peking opera convey more symbolic meanings. For example, the red symbolizes the valiant and arrogant character, Guan Yu is a typical example; white is a symbol of treacherous sinister Cao Cao is a typical representative. The characters and deeds of these two kinds of characters form exactly two extremes. Therefore, “one sings a red face and one sings a white face,” saying that the two people are diametrically opposed to each other. In addition, black not only symbolizes the characters