Why do China people want stick grilles?

Because stick grilles is an ancient traditional festival custom, people in many parts of China like to stick various paper-cut window grilles on their windows during the Spring Festival.

Window grilles can not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also bring people beautiful enjoyment, integrating decoration, appreciation and practicality. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art, which has been deeply loved by people for thousands of years. Because it is often pasted on windows, people generally call it "window grilles".

Window grilles are rich in content and wide in subject matter. There are also myths and legends, drama stories and other themes. In addition, the images of flowers and birds, insects and fish, and the zodiac are also very common. With its unique generalization and exaggeration, window grilles show auspicious things and good wishes incisively and vividly, and decorate festivals with prosperity and celebration.

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The first cutting situation of window grilles is monochrome cutting, which is widely used in red paper paper cutting. Second, color paper-cutting, generally used for large windows in palaces and shops or windows in halls and facades. Thirdly, the relief paper-cutting popular in Gansu and Qinghai has a unique style, which combines cutting and engraving with origami technology. Fourth, colored window grilles can be divided into dyeing and color contrast.

Dyed window grilles are the most famous in Fengning and Yuxian, Hebei Province. First engraved and then dyed, with bright colors and excellent light and shadow effects. Color matching window grilles are the most famous window grilles produced in Foshan, Guangdong. The main patterns are cut and carved with gold paper and tin foil paper, and the background color is colored paper, which is magnificent, rich and elegant. This practice is called "copper lining"