Zhang Fei - 21  272 Beijing Opera Masks - Zhang Fei - Number 21
Zhang Fei  Beijing Opera - "Reed Marsh"  Zhang Fei with a black-
cross butterfly face, plays the leading character in "Reed
Marsh," an act adapted in the opera "Sweet-Dew Temple". This
opera is adapted from an episode in Romance of the Three
Kingdoms, a long historical novel and literary classic by Luo
Guanzhong (c. 1330-1400).  Accompanying Liu Bei in his quest
were Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, a warrior who wielded an 18-foot
Octane-Serpent Spear. Zhang Fei rose up with the confederate
league to expel Dong Zhou from Luoyang. In the struggle at Tiger
Trap Pass, he intercepted Lu Bu's spear with his spear to save
Gongsun Zan. Zhang Fei and Lu Bu fought one-on-one as the din of
their blows rose to the skies. Though neither man could gain an
edge, Zhang Fei won military glory with the display of his
prowess. He is said to have the strength of Lu Bu and a fighting
skill of Ma Chao. Cheng Yu, a rival, remarked out of fear and
admiration, "The strength of Z