Chinese paper-cutting has a long history. What was it used for?

Chinese paper-cutting is mostly used for the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and weddings, birthdays including full moon, centenary crown ceremonies, etc.

Paper-cutting, also called paper engraving, is a hollow art.

It is one of the oldest folk arts of Han Chinese.

It visually gives people a sense of transparency and artistic enjoyment.

The carrier of paper-cutting can be paper, gold and silver foil, bark, leaves, cloth, and leather.

Paper-cutting is a folk art form with a long history and wide spread in rural China.

The emergence and spread of this kind of folk art is closely related to the festival customs in rural China. During festivals or wedding celebrations, the word "_" is often posted. People paste beautiful and bright paper-cuts on white walls or bright

On glass windows, doors, lanterns, etc., the festive atmosphere is rendered very rich and festive.

Paper-cut art is a traditional folk craft of the Han people. It has a long history and is enduring. It is a treasure in Chinese folk art and has become a treasure in the world's art treasure house.

The simple, vivid and interesting artistic shape has unique artistic charm.

Its characteristics are mainly reflected in many aspects such as the two-dimensionality of space concept, the sense of knife and paper, lines and decoration, freehand brushwork and implication.