Shandong paper-cut Binzhou paper-cut

Binzhou paper-cutting has a long history and enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Its structure is rigorous, simple and profound, simple and profound, and its subject matter is extensive. Many bold and rough works are in the same strain as the cultural heritage of the Yellow River Basin. It is the crystallization of thousands of years of traditional culture and art in China.

Among the traditional themes of Binzhou paper-cutting, there are gourd birds, chickens, dogs, geese and ducks, flowers, fish, insects, pigs, sheep, mules and horses, which all contain the hope and pursuit of the working people for a better life and are full of the sincere feelings of the creators. Most of its main themes are related to the life of the people in the lower reaches of the Yellow River in ancient times and some myths of the Chinese nation.

There are many newcomers in Binzhou paper-cutting art, and many famous works are collected by China Folk Art Museum and exhibited abroad as outstanding representatives of Chinese paper-cutting art.