The free, impressionistic side of Chinese painting is reflected in the way Peking opera simplifies and abstracts, mixing the real and the unreal to create a unique aesthetic synthesis. And Chinese painting's meticulous brushwork is mirrored in Peking opera by the extreme concentration paid to every gesture and intonation.
「大寫意」的藝術觀使平劇馭繁為簡，從具象中取材卻又不囿於具象，反倒虛實相生，昇華為獨特的藝術美感；而細膩的工筆筆觸，則使平劇每一個動作、每一句唱腔，都能鋪陳為美的極致。