It seems to me that masks have always accompanied the human being. And in Chinese culture they are also very present and it is something that all the ethnic groups that make up China share. In a way, the use of masks allows communication with the other world, with the many deities that populate it.
The masks are then part of Chinese folklore and specialists today speak of various classes or categories of Chinese masks: there are dramatic, opera and theater masks, there are those typical of Tibet, there are exorcism, sorcerers, shamans and the list. go on.
Let's see the Chinese opera masks today. Or operas, it is worth saying, since opera is a form of expression that is present in various ethnic groups. The masks have been used forever, but later, when the opera of the Han ethnic group became strong and popular, the dramatic masks were changed by the painting of the face.
When an actor had to represent a god, ghosts or animals, there the mask and makeup appeared or appears. Although the use of masks has almost disappeared from Chinese opera, it is still possible to find some and in Tibet, Sichuan or Gansu they continue to be used.
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