Through the practice of exorcist ceremonies, dance and theatres, people created a full house of good and vicious characters with different personalities, including father exorcist and mother exorcist in western Hunan and Guizhou; Tang, Ge, Zhou three generals and the high commander in Jiangxi; civil officials and warriors; handsome men and women; fairies and ghost; monks and priests. Following Chinese philosophy and aesthetics, the facial masks were drawn in a formulized way based on the nature of the characters, and touched up by symbolic colors and decorations. Virtue and evil, beauty and beast, were portrayed most vividly through facial make-ups in figures representing loyal and courageous warriors; upright and virtuous civil officials; handsome young men and beautiful girls; friendly eiders; green-faced, long toothed demons and ghosts. Dispelling evil and amplifying the brave and the honest for the peace of mind and a safe and comfortable life are the social base for the very existence of the culture of exorcism through all time.
