1. The skin on the real portrait is white, and the black face sets off Bao Gong's honesty and justice. Whether in film and television dramas or historical novels, the image of Bao Zheng's black face and a crescent moon on his forehead has been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the crescent moon has also become a symbolic symbol of Bao Gong. However, in the actual historical records, there is not much mention about Bao Zheng's appearance, and there is no record of a black-faced crescent moon. Bao Zheng became an official after gaining fame through the ancient imperial examination system. During his tenure, he handled cases fairly and honestly, and was widely praised. Bao Gong Case in Ming Dynasty spread the story of Bao Zheng's fearless power and selfless handling of cases.
Secondly, what makes more people know what Bao Gong really looks like is his portraits placed in Baogong Temple in Hefei and Nanxun Hall of the Forbidden City. Bao Gong's skin in the painting is slightly white and his face is kind, which is quite different from the legendary black face. Why Bao Gong is a black-faced image in folk meetings is mainly related to the role-building on the stage of traditional Chinese opera. In the performance of the quintessence of Chinese Peking Opera, the white face usually represents a traitor like Cao Cao, and the red face represents loyalty like Guan Yu.
The black face in Facebook mainly shows the integrity and perseverance of the characters. And in the history book "Song History? In Biography of Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng is described as unsmiling, resolute and upright. It is impossible to flatter or bribe him. Those villains and villains were scared as ghosts when they saw Bao Zheng. Therefore, the selfless Bao Zheng is naturally represented by a bad face, and the image of this bad face has also been widely recognized by the people.
2. The crescent moon mark belongs to fiction, which is a saying spread after people deify Bao Gong. On the other hand, there are several stories about the origin of the new moon on Bao Gong's forehead. One is that Bao Gong was bullied by a bully when he was a child, and his forehead was injured by the bully's horseshoe, leaving a crescent-shaped scar after the wound was scarred. The second one is a crescent scar left by an accident when I fell into a well as a child.
Third, the crescent moon on Bao Gong's head is a symbol of the reincarnation of immortals. Legend has it that Bao Gong is not a mortal. He has yin and yang eyes and can see things that ordinary people can't. Dealing with dead people's cases during the day and triad cases at night. This statement deifies Bao Gong, just as Erlang in The Journey to the West has three eyes, which is a truth.
But there is no doubt that these statements can only be regarded as people's fiction, and there is no data to verify. The reason why Bao Gong has a crescent on his forehead is to reflect Bao Gong's extraordinary and beautify him. In Beijing opera performances, the opening direction of the crescent moon is also particular. If the opening direction is left, Bao Gong is trying triad cases; if the opening direction is right, he is dealing with dead cases.
The image of black-faced Bao Gong expresses people's praise and love for him. After the development of Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, Bao Gong's black-faced image has been recognized by people and its connotation is richer. Bao Gong is not only a symbol of honesty, but also an honest official representative who is selfless for the people and never bows before power and temptation. People's praise and eulogy of Bao Gong also expressed a good wish and expectation, hoping that officials can act impartially and sincerely serve the people like Bao Gong.