This biography of Shaokui Yan, a great master of the Peking Opera, centers around his mask designs and artwork. The black and white spreads and the binding methods of books are all emphasize the ages. The colors appearing in the books all use the common colors of Peking opera, especially the colors of face masks with symbolic meanings. They represent different roles/characters in the Peking Opera, like the hero, the bad guy, etc. The typography mimics vertically type-set in mandarin.