Tianjin paper-cutting inheritor how many

Paper-cutting is a kind of folk art that uses scissors or carving knives to cut patterns on paper, which is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. Paper-cutting culture contains rich cultural and historical information, which not only can decorate people's lives, but also is a traditional cultural heritage.

China's paper-cutting culture was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009. Paper-cutting is popular among the public because it improves the ability to use one's hands and brain and exercises one's image thinking.

Tianjin has a paper-cutting intangible cultural heritage bearer known as "Shendao Xu", Xu Zhiqi, who, with his wife, continues to innovate while inheriting traditional skills, forming a distinctive Zhiqi paper-cutting. The video shows Xu Zhiqi's paper-cutting works and the process of paper-cutting.