The Origin and History of Paper-cutting

1. The origin of Chinese paper-cutting and the invention of historical paper were in the Western Han Dynasty (6th century BC). Before that, there could be no paper-cutting art. But at that time, people used the thin material hollowing-out carving technology to make handicrafts, but it became popular long before paper appeared, that is, cutting gold foil, leather, silk and even leaves by carving, engraving, picking, carving and cutting. According to Records of the Historian Jiantong Di Feng, in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the leaves of the pole were cut into "poles" and given to his younger brother, who was named Tang Hou. During the Warring States period, leather carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from Chu Tomb No.1 in Jiangling, Hubei Province) and silver foil carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from the Warring States site in Guwei Village, Huixian County, Henan Province) were all demolished together with paper-cutting, and their appearance laid a certain foundation for the formation of folk paper-cutting.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a poem "Painting Yellow on the Mirror" in Mulan Ci. China's earliest paper-cut works are found in five paper-cuts of the Northern Dynasty (AD 386-58 1 year) unearthed near the Flame Mountain in Turpan, Xinjiang. These paper-cuts are folded repeatedly, and the images are not covered with each other.

2. The history of paper-cutting. Folk paper-cutting is an ancient traditional folk art in China. It has a long history and unique style, and is deeply loved by people at home and abroad. The main material of paper-cutting is paper. Paper is one of China's four great inventions. It has always been recognized that papermaking was invented by Cai Lun around 105. Later, the paper of the Western Han Dynasty was unearthed in Fufeng County, Shaanxi Province. Experts believe that China had paper before Emperor Han Ping, probably during the period of Xuan Di (73 BC-49 BC). No matter what the final conclusion is, there will be no real paper-cutting before the invention of paper. However, other thin materials are used to cut and carve flowers. However, before the publication of the paper, let's take a look at the relevant historical records of cultural relics: during the excavation of Guwei Village in Huixian County, Henan Province during the Warring States Period (22 1 year BC)1950-1952, we found the arc-shaped ornaments carved with silver foil; ② the gold-plated ornaments unearthed in Huangni Town, Changsha, Hunan Province. These decorations are made of silver. But from the perspective of engraving technology and artistic style, it can be said that the predecessor of paper-cutting art has been formed. In the Northern Dynasty (AD 386-534), paper was cut into beautiful patterns. At present, the earliest and well-documented discovery is near the Flame Mountain in Turpan, Xinjiang. There are five kinds of paper-cut with flowers unearthed, namely, horse flowers in the southern and northern dynasties, monkey flowers in the southern and northern dynasties, honeysuckle flowers in the southern and northern dynasties, chrysanthemum flowers in the southern and northern dynasties, and eight-character flowers in the southern and northern dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty (AD 6 18-907), paper-cutting was applied to other crafts: ① 1963- 1965 unearthed in Turpan, Xinjiang. The pattern is hollow. (3) From Han Dynasty to Tang Dynasty, a kind of gold and silver inlay technology was developed, in which the carved gold and silver foil was stuck on the back of lacquerware or bronze mirror, filled with pigment and dried. The gold and silver mirror of the Tang Dynasty unearthed in Zhengzhou, Henan Province (diameter 36.2 cm) ④ The carved gold foil of Rensheng in the Tang Dynasty is now in the Zhengcang Hospital of Japan. ⑤ 195 1 Carved patterns of gold foil in Han Dynasty unearthed in Changsha, Hunan. There are many records about paper-cutting in Song Dynasty (960- 1279). Some are pasted on windows, some are decorated with lanterns, and some are cut into so-called "dragons and tigers". During the Southern Song Dynasty, there appeared artists who took this as their profession. Some were good at seal cutting "all kinds of calligraphy characters", and some specialized in seal cutting "all kinds of colors". At this time, shadow play was popular, and the materials for carving shadow play were not only animal skins, but also thick paper. Paper-cutting in Song Dynasty is an important creation of craft decoration. There are phoenix, plum blossom, loquat and auspicious words. Lively and lively. It was made by the author in the process of glaze, paper-cutting and firing in the kiln. Modern folk blue printed cloth is scraped into patterns with carved cardboard. This printing and dyeing process has been very common in the Song Dynasty. The calico of the Southern Song Dynasty unearthed in Shanxi is an example. In the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368- 1644), the yarn-clamping lamp was very famous. It is another application of paper-cutting in daily life. Now people call it "lantern". In the Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-664) Kunning Palace in the Palace Museum in Beijing, the ceiling of the room and the walls of the aisles on both sides of the palace were set off with white paper. Paper-cutting is recorded in relevant historical records: in the poems left by Cui Daorong in the Tang Dynasty, there is a saying: "If you want to cut Yichun characters, people will cut spring. "Yichun Post" mentioned here is also known as "paper-cut works of art". Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, said in his poem Manyue that the ribbon-cutting ceremony was also written about this. Duan's Miscellaneous Notes on Youyang said: "beginning of spring Day is the home of literati, and paper-cutting is a small pole, which is hung on a beauty's head or decorated under a flower and cut into butterflies in spring. Spring wins with drama. Zia's Miscellaneous Notes on Tang Poetry, which was carefully written by the Southern Song Dynasty, wrote: "Therefore, everyone has the title of heaven and all kinds of colors.

3. Read the following and complete the following question (1) to answer this question, which can be answered according to the two poems mentioned above. "Cutting the ribbon is a golden wind for people" to decorate and beautify life; "Paper-cutting appeals to my soul" and "Paper-cutting teaches night sacrifice" arouse the sacrifice of the soul. (2) Examples are given to prove this point. Generally, the answer to this question is in front of the example. "Before the invention of paper, there was no real paper-cutting, but other thin materials were used to cut and carve flowers." (3)C "The function of evocation, sacrifice and decoration exist at the same time" is unfounded. One is the Song Dynasty. (4)① In the fifth paragraph, "These decorations hollowed out with silver foil are not paper-cut, but they can be said to have formed the predecessor of paper-cut art in terms of carving techniques and artistic styles", and paper-cut inherits the techniques and styles of gold foil carving and other art forms, and inherits the decorative function of gold foil carving art; (2) In the fourth paragraph, "The form of rock painting is the original witchcraft ceremony and culture, and the folk custom of cutting into paper men for evocation in paper-cutting art is the continuation and development of this witchcraft", and paper-cutting inherits the witchcraft ceremony and culture of rock painting; (5) This topic is an open topic. Judging from the content of the article, the suggestions are reasonable, the measures are feasible and creative. Answer: (1) Decoration beautifies life and evokes the soul. (2) Three examples strongly illustrate that before the invention of paper, there was no real paper-cutting, only other thin materials were used for cutting and carving. (3)C(4)① Paper-cutting inherits the art of gold foil engraving. (2) Paper-cutting inherits the witchcraft ceremony and witchcraft culture of rock paintings; (3) Paper-cutting inherits the decorative function of gold foil engraving art (5) The history of paper-cutting art; ② The present situation of paper-cutting art; ③ Improve the form of paper-cutting art; (4) The content is rich and colorful, keeping pace with the times.

4. The history and origin of paper-cutting actually started a long time ago. At that time, people tried to use some graphics to record notes and present content, but there was no paper at that time, and people could only record some information on bronze wares, bamboo slips, animal skins and other carriers. With the appearance of paper, these creative patterns began to transfer to paper. Through this comparison, we can see that the origin of paper-cutting comes from the pattern recording method of our ancestors.

The history of paper cutting

1. The history of traditional paper-cut art in China has its own formation and development process. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people used hollow carving to make handicrafts on some thin materials, which was popular long before paper appeared. Although it is not made of paper, it is exactly the same, laying the foundation for the emergence of paper-cutting in the true sense. It is said that China's earliest paper-cut works can prove this point.

2. The history of paper-cutting in China's traditional culture, that is, the real art of paper-cutting, should officially begin with the appearance of paper. The main production material of paper-cutting is paper, and the appearance of paper in Han Dynasty promoted the appearance, development and popularization of paper-cutting. At that time, paper was perishable, so people wouldn't keep it. If it breaks, they can cut it again.

4. By the Tang Dynasty, paper-cutting had made great progress. At that time, people applied paper-cut patterns to other handicrafts, and it was popular to use paper-cut to evoke souls. Modern archaeology has unearthed a variety of paper-cut handicrafts in the Tang Dynasty, such as the paper-cut in the Tang Dynasty in the British Museum. It can be seen that the manual art level of paper-cutting at that time was quite superb, and the picture composition was complete, expressing an ideal realm between heaven and earth.

6. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the folk paper-cutting art became more and more mature and reached its peak. At this time, the application scope of folk paper-cutting art is broader. However, all the decorations on folk lanterns, decorative patterns on fans and embroidery patterns are reprocessed with paper-cutting as decoration. However, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China traditional paper-cut was often used as home decoration to beautify the home environment.

5. The historical origin of Chinese paper-cutting: Chinese paper-cutting originated from the Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, and it was quite good at this, but it really flourished after the mid-Qing Dynasty.

Ancient paper-cuts were mostly made in rural areas, mainly scissors, simple and natural, all made by peasant women. After paper-cutting enters the city, not only citizens' interests and life ideals have to participate in the art of paper-cutting, but thousands of families in Qian Qian are crowded together, accustomed to each other and demanding a lot; In order to save labor, paper-cutting artists changed to carving with one knife and multiple pieces, and their styles turned to exquisiteness, and artists were not limited to women. However, with the changes of the times, life and aesthetics, traditional folk art can't meet the needs of reality gradually, so modern emerging paper-cutting art was born.

Paper-cutting is a folk art with a unique artistic style, which is carved by hand and then dyed with bright and beautiful colors. Working people put it on paper windows as a decoration for New Year's festivals, so it is also called "window grilles".

The contents of traditional window grilles are mainly opera figures, flowers, insects, fish and beasts, as well as some auspicious and homophonic images, which are filled with cheerful, healthy and love life feelings and are deeply loved by the masses. Paper-cutting Art Paper-cutting is a folk art with a unique artistic style, which is carved by hand and then dyed with bright colors.

Working people put it on paper windows as a decoration for New Year's festivals, so it is also called "window grilles". The contents of traditional window grilles are mainly opera figures, flowers, insects, fish and beasts, as well as some auspicious and homophonic images, which are filled with cheerful, healthy and love life feelings and are deeply loved by the masses.

The art of paper-cutting has a history of nearly 200 years. Artists have inherited and absorbed traditional folk art forms, such as wood watermark window grilles, Tianjin Yangliuqing woodcut New Year pictures and knife-carved embroidery patterns, created artistic varieties, and gradually formed a unique artistic style through continuous innovation.

Paper-cutting art is deeply rooted in working people. Most of its authors are unknown farmers. They paint, carve and dye by themselves, and are busy farming and carving window grilles in their spare time. Through their dexterous hands, they poured the simple feelings, good wishes and the pursuit of a happy life of the broad masses of peasants into their own works of art, which reflected the close relationship between the author and the masses and made the paper-cutting art win an inexhaustible artistic life.

In the long years, through the painstaking efforts of countless unknown peasant authors, a large number of outstanding works have been created and many outstanding folk artists have been trained. Paper-cut art is mainly manifested as "intaglio carving" and "color stippling".

Its composition is simple and full, its shape is vivid and beautiful, and its color contrast is strong. His works are pasted on paper windows, dazzling through the outdoor sunlight, showing a unique artistic effect. Paper-cutting is one of the most popular folk arts in China. According to archaeology, its history can be traced back to the sixth century, but people think it actually started hundreds of years earlier.

Paper-cutting is often used in religious ceremonies, decoration and plastic arts. In the past, people used paper to make objects and portraits of different shapes, and then buried them with the dead or burned them at funerals. This custom can still be seen outside China.

Paper-cutting art is generally symbolic and is part of this ceremony; In addition, paper-cutting is also used as an ornament to worship ancestors and immortals. Because of its easily available materials, low cost, obvious effect and wide adaptability, it is widely welcomed. Because it is most suitable for rural women's leisure production, it can be used as a practical object and beautify their lives.

Paper-cutting can be seen all over the country, and even formed different local styles. Paper-cutting not only shows the aesthetic taste of the public, but also contains the deep social psychology of the nation. It is also one of the most distinctive folk arts in China, and its modeling features are particularly worth studying.

Nowadays, paper-cutting is more used for decoration. Paper-cutting can be used to decorate walls, doors and windows, columns, mirrors, lamps and so on. It can also be used as a gift decoration, and even the paper-cut itself can be given as a gift to others.

In the past, people used paper-cutting as a model for embroidery and painting. Paper-cutting is not made by machine, but by hand. The common methods are scissors and knife scissors.

As the name implies, scissors are scissors. After cutting, paste a few (usually no more than 8) paper-cuts, and finally process the pattern with sharp scissors. Knife scissors first fold the paper into several folds, put it on the soft mixture of ashes and animal fat, and then slowly carve it with a knife.

Paper-cutting artists usually hold a knife vertically and process the paper into the desired pattern according to a certain model. Compared with scissors, one advantage of knife scissors is that they can be processed into various paper-cut patterns at one time.

In rural areas, paper-cutting is usually done by women and girls. In the past, this was a handicraft art that every girl had to master, and it was also a standard for people to judge brides.

Professional paper-cutting artists are often men, because only men can work together in the workshop and earn money together. History: According to research, from the Shang Dynasty (BC1600-100), people carved flowers with gold foil, silver foil, leather or silk as decorations.

1950- 1952 During the excavation of the Warring States site in Guwei Village, Huixian County, Henan Province, arc ornaments carved with silver foil were found. Although these decorations hollowed out with silver foil can't be said to be paper-cut, they can be said to have formed the predecessor of paper-cut art in carving technology and artistic style.

In the Western Han Dynasty, people used hemp fiber to make paper. It is said that after the death of Li, the favorite princess of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the emperor missed him and couldn't sleep well, so he asked the warlock to use the image cut out of hemp paper to evoke the soul. This is probably the earliest paper-cutting. In A.D. 105, Cai Lun improved and popularized the previous experience and began to make a lot of paper. This engraving form has found more popular materials and gave birth to paper-cutting art, which has a history of more than 2000 years.

The paper was cut into beautiful patterns. At present, the earliest and well-documented paper-cuts of group flowers in the Southern and Northern Dynasties were unearthed near the Flame Mountain in Turpan, Xinjiang: Ma Tuan Tuan Hua; Yes, monkey flowers; Honeysuckle; Chrysanthemum; Eight flowers. Paper-cut patterns have been applied to other handicrafts in the Tang Dynasty.

From the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, a kind of gold and silver inlay technology appeared, that is, the engraved gold and silver foil was stuck on the back of the lacquer ware or bronze mirror, and then the paint was poured and dried to show the golden pattern on the lacquer ware floor. It was popular in Tang and Song Dynasties.

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Paper was invented in the Western Han Dynasty (6th century BC). Before that, there could be no paper-cutting art. But at that time, people used very thin materials to make handicrafts by hollowing out and carving, but it was popular long before paper appeared, that is, patterns were cut on gold foil, leather, silk and even leaves by carving, carving, picking, carving and cutting. In Historical Records, Di Feng described the establishment of communication in the West.

Paper-cut of Ma Tuanhua in the Northern Dynasties (fragment on the left, restoration picture on the right)

At the beginning of the week, the plane leaves were cut into "reeds" and given to my younger brother, making him the Hou of the Tang Dynasty. During the Warring States period, leather carvings were useful, (one of the cultural relics unearthed from Chu Tomb No.1 in Jiangling, Hubei Province) and silver foil carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from the Warring States site in Guwei Village, Huixian County, Henan Province) were all removed together with paper-cutting, and their appearance laid a certain foundation for the formation of folk paper-cutting [4].

7. History, development and origin of paper-cutting. What paper-cutting is a folk art form with a long history and wide spread in rural areas of China? As early as the Han and Tang dynasties, folk women used gold and silver foil and colored silks to cut into a winning fashion, and flowers and birds were decorated with sideburns. Then it gradually developed. In festivals, colored paper is cut into stories of flowers, animals or people and pasted on windows (called "window grilles") and lintels (called "door stickers") as decoration, as well as as as gift decoration or embroidery patterns. Paper-cutting tools generally use only a small pair of scissors, and some professional artists use a special carving knife to carve, which is called "paper carving"

The formation of hand-cut art

China folk paper-cut handicraft art has its own formation and development process. Before Cai Lun invented paper in the Western Han Dynasty, people could use thin materials to make handicrafts by hollowing out carving techniques, that is, by carving, engraving, cutting and other techniques, patterns were carved on gold foil, leather, silk and even leaves, which is the embryonic form of paper-cutting art. It is described in Historical Records Jiantong that in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, when a king claimed to be king, he cut a plane tree leaf into a "reed" and gave it to his younger brother, who was named Hou in the Tang Dynasty. During the Warring States period, leather carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from Chu Tomb No.1 in Jiangling, Hubei Province) and silver foil carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from the Warring States site in Guwei Village, Huixian County, Henan Province) were removed together with paper-cutting, which laid a certain foundation for the formation of folk paper-cutting. China's earliest paper-cut works were discovered in 1967, when China archaeologists discovered two paper-cuts with flowers from the Northern Dynasties in Astana near Gaochang site in Turpan Basin, Xinjiang. They use hemp paper, all of which are folded sacrificial paper-cuts. Their discovery provides physical evidence for the formation of Chinese paper-cutting.

The Development of Handmade Paper-cut Art

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.

Paper-cutting has been in a period of great development in the Tang Dynasty. There is a sentence in Du Fu's poem, "Warm water traps my feet, and paper-cutting evokes my soul". The custom of paper-cutting evocation has long been circulated among the people at that time. The paper-cut in the Tang Dynasty, which is now in the British Museum, shows that the paper-cut at that time had a high level of manual art and a complete picture composition, expressing an ideal realm between heaven and earth. Popular in the Tang Dynasty, the carved patterns of flowers and trees have the characteristics of paper-cutting. For example, the pattern of "Duiyang" in Masakura Hospital in Japan is a typical artistic expression of hand cutting. In the Tang dynasty, there was also block printing made of paper-cutting. People carved it into wax paper with thick paper, and then printed the dye on the cloth to form beautiful patterns.

In Song Dynasty, the paper industry was mature and there were many kinds of paper products, which provided conditions for the popularization of paper-cutting. For example, it can be used as "fireworks" for folk gifts, "window grilles" pasted on windows, or as decorations for lanterns and teacups. The application scope of folk paper-cutting in Song Dynasty gradually expanded. Jiangxi Jizhou Kiln uses paper-cut as the pattern of ceramics, and makes the ceramics more exquisite by glazing and firing. Folk also use paper-cutting to carve figures in shadow play with the skins of animals such as donkeys, cows, horses and sheep. The engraved version made by the blue printed cloth technology is carved into patterns with oil cardboard, and the scratched patterns are made by paper-cutting technology, which is divided into yin and yang engraving. Long queues should be cut off to distinguish facts from truth.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the paper-cut handicraft art matured and reached its peak. Folk paper-cut handicraft art has a wider range of applications, such as flower decorations on folk lanterns, decorative patterns on fans and embroidery patterns, all of which are reprocessed with paper-cut as decoration. What's more, Chinese people often use paper-cutting as decoration to beautify the home environment, such as door battlements, window grilles, cabinet flowers, wedding flowers and ceiling flowers, which are all used to decorate doors, windows and rooms. 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. In China's folk arts and crafts, there are many such paper-cutting masters, who are the creators of beauty and the inheritors of paper-cutting arts. We must not ignore them when we study the traditional culture of China. China folk paper-cut handicraft art, like an evergreen tree, is ancient and evergreen. Its unique popularity, practicality and aesthetics have become a beautiful symbol to meet people's psychological needs.

8. The historical origin, development and present situation of paper-cutting. The historical origin of paper-cutting was invented in the Western Han Dynasty (6th century BC). Before that, there could be no paper-cutting art. But at that time, people used the thin material hollowing-out carving technique to make handicrafts, but it became popular long before paper appeared, that is, carving, carving, picking, carving and cutting techniques were used on gold foil, leather, silk and even silk.

According to Records of the Historian Jiantong Di Feng, in the early years of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the leaves of the pole were cut into "poles" and given to his younger brother, who was named Tang Hou. During the Warring States period, leather carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from Chu Tomb No.1 in Jiangling, Hubei Province) and silver foil carvings (one of the cultural relics unearthed from the Warring States site in Guwei Village, Huixian County, Henan Province) were all demolished together with paper-cutting, and their appearance laid a certain foundation for the formation of folk paper-cutting.

In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a poem "Painting Yellow on the Mirror" in Mulan Ci. China's earliest paper-cut works are found in five paper-cuts of the Northern Dynasty (AD 386-58 1 year) unearthed near the Flame Mountain in Turpan, Xinjiang.

These paper-cuts are folded repeatedly, and the images are not covered with each other. Second, the development of paper-cutting In the Tang Dynasty, paper-cutting has been in a period of great development. In Du Fu's poem Peng ADB, there is a sentence that "warm soup cooks my feet and paper calls my soul", and the custom of calling my soul by paper-cutting has spread among the people at that time.

The paper-cut in the Tang Dynasty, which is now in the British Museum, shows that the paper-cut at that time had a high level of manual art and a complete picture composition, expressing an ideal realm between heaven and earth. In Song Dynasty, the paper industry was mature and there were many kinds of paper products, which provided conditions for the popularization of paper-cutting.

For example, it can be used as "fireworks" for folk gifts, "window grilles" pasted on windows, or as decorations for lanterns and teacups. The application scope of folk paper-cutting in Song Dynasty gradually expanded. Jiangxi Jizhou Kiln uses paper-cut as the pattern of ceramics, and makes the ceramics more exquisite by glazing and firing.

During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the paper-cut handicraft art matured and reached its peak. Folk paper-cut handicraft art has a wider range of applications, such as flower decorations on folk lanterns, decorative patterns on fans and embroidery patterns, all of which are reprocessed with paper-cut as decoration.

More people in China often use paper-cutting as decorations to decorate their homes and beautify their home environment. For example, door battlements, window grilles, cabinet flowers, wedding flowers and ceiling flowers are all used to decorate doors, windows and rooms. Third, the status quo of paper-cutting In the 1940s, paper-cutting with real life as its theme began to appear.

1942, * * *' s speech at the Yan' an forum on literature and art pointed out the literary policy of "literature and art serve the workers, peasants and soldiers". Since then, artists from Lu Yi, Yan 'an, such as Chen Shuliang, Zhang Ding, Li Qun, Gu Yuan, Xia Feng, etc., began to learn local folk paper-cuts with a deep mass base, collected, excavated, sorted out and studied folk paper-cuts, and created a large number of new paper-cuts reflecting the production, life and fighting of the people in the border areas.

The works adopt the traditional folk style and describe the new contents of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the border area construction. It promoted the emergence and development of mass paper-cutting and innovated the traditional folk paper-cutting.

During the period of 1944, the northwest folk new paper-cut works were exhibited in the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia border region for the first time, which opened the prelude to the development of paper-cut art after the founding of New China. It can be said that Yan 'an paper-cutting has created a new era of Chinese paper-cutting.

After the founding of New China, under the guidance of the literary policy of "letting a hundred flowers blossom and bringing forth the new", artists have created a large number of new paper-cuts to express new socialist people and new things, which has opened up the way for paper-cutting creation and enriched the form and content of Chinese folk decorative arts. In the creation of new paper-cutting, children, sports, acrobatics, singing and dancing have also become the most common themes of paper-cutting.

Expanding information Folk paper-cutting is good at combining a variety of objects and images to produce ideal and beautiful results. No matter whether one or more image combinations are used, they are modeled by "image implication" and "meaning conformation", rather than by objective natural forms. At the same time, they are also good at using metaphor and combining conventional images to create various mascots to express their psychology.

Pursuing auspicious metaphor has become one of the ultimate goals of image combination. There are many pictures reflecting production and life in folk paper-cutting. One of the biggest similarities between these works is that they exaggerate the main body, such as big fish, big peppers, big silkworms and big grains. Through paper-cutting, people invented a beautiful image; Comfort one's soul, publicize one's great creativity in conquering nature, establish one's ideal world, affirm one's strength, and inspire people's courage to continue their struggle.

Folk paper-cutting expresses the desire for life in various forms, protects life, praises life, shows the joy of life, and the worship of life becomes people's sincere belief. "Eagle stepping on a rabbit" is one of the favorite flowers in the folk bridal chamber, and it is also a traditional pattern, which is widely circulated among the people.

Eagle means "Yang", just like chickens, birds and crows. In folk deification, the sun is called a "three-legged bird" and people call it a "crow".

Rabbit means "Yin". People call the moon a rabbit. Sitting and enjoying flowers, which are common in folk paper-cutting, express the worship and pursuit of life in a metaphorical way.