UDC 316.7:316.77:391.41(510) Liu Jianzhi Ukrainian National Academy of Music, Kyiv.ORCID ID 0009-0001-0384-9216 DOI: https://doi.org/10.37627/2311-9489-28-2025-2.50-59 Keywords: mask phenomenon, concept of “face”, mianzi, lian, Persona, Self, face-work, Über-Marionette. Abstract. The article examines the interaction between two cultural categories — the phenomenon of the “mask” and the concept of “face” — understood as mechanisms of sociocultural communication. The…Continue reading The mask phenomenon and the concept of “face” (mianzi / lian) as mediators of sociocultural communication in Chinese culture