Paper-cutting is a folk art that uses scissors or carving knives to cut patterns on paper and is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. In China, paper-cutting has a broad mass base, is integrated into the social life of people of all ethnic groups, and is an important part of various folk activities.

Its continuously inherited visual image and modeling style contain rich cultural and historical information, express the social beliefs, moral concepts, practical experience, life ideals and aesthetic tastes of the general public, and have cognitive , education, expression, lyricism, entertainment, communication and other multiple social values.

The most basic form of paper-cutting, it is cut from various colors such as red, green, brown, black, gold, etc. It is mainly used for window decoration and embroidery background. There are three main expression techniques: Yin carving, Yang carving, and Yin and Yang combination.

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Form of use

1. Posting, that is, directly posted on doors, windows, walls, lights, and colorful ties for decoration. Such as window flowers, wall flowers, ceiling flowers, smoke lattice, lantern flowers, paper flowers, door lettering;

2. For lining, that is, used to embellish gifts, dowries, sacrifices, and offerings. Such as wedding flowers, offering flowers, fireworks, candlestick flowers, incense flowers, and Double Ninth Festival flags;

3. Embroidery patterns, used for clothing, shoes, hats, and pillows. Such as shoe flowers, pillow flowers, hat flowers, bib flowers, sleeve flowers, suspender flowers;

4. For printing and dyeing, that is, as a printing plate for blue printed cloth, used for clothing materials, quilt tops, door curtains , baggage, bib, headscarf, etc.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia--Chinese paper-cutting