The Origin, Legend and Story of Paper-cutting

The origin of paper-cutting art is paper in Han Dynasty.

Paper-cut story: After the death of Li Furen, the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, alchemist Li Shaoweng cut out the image of Li Furen with hemp paper to comfort Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty.

At night, candles were lit in the square tent, and the shadow reflected was like a person. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty lived in another tent, looking from a distance. In the shadow of a candle, a beautiful woman looks like Li Furen, but she can't look at it closely. Therefore, she wrote a poem: "Yes, yes, I hope, but why did you come so late?"

"

The history of paper-cutting handicraft art, that is, paper-cutting in the true sense, should begin with the appearance of paper.

The invention of paper in Han Dynasty promoted the appearance, development and popularization of paper-cutting.

Paper is a moldy material. In the southeast of our country, the climate is humid, and the rainy days in May and June every year, paper products will rot over time. Folk paper-cutting is a popular thing. People don't keep it as a treasure, and they can cut it if it is broken.

In the northwest of China, the weather is dry, the climate is dry, and the paper is not easy to get moldy, which may also be one of the important reasons for the discovery of paper-cutting in the Northern Dynasties in Turpan, Xinjiang.

In addition to the paper-binding pattern craftsmen who appeared after the Southern Song Dynasty, the most basic team of folk paper-cutting handicrafts in China is rural women.

Female red is an important symbol of the perfection of traditional women in China. As a compulsory skill of needlework, paper-cutting has become a skill that girls have to learn since childhood.

They want to learn paper-cut patterns from their predecessors or sisters, cut out new patterns through cutting, re-cutting, painting and cutting, and describe the natural scenery they are familiar with and love, the scenery of fish, insects, birds, beasts, flowers, trees, pavilions and bridges, and finally reach the realm of their will.