Dai paper-cutting mainly used which two forms of tool production

Dai paper-cutting is mainly made with tools in the form of carving knives and chisels.

The Dai paper-cutting is one of the national intangible cultural heritages of Lucy City, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, and it is mainly popular in Lucy City, Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province.

The earlier form of Dai paper-cutting originated from the paper streamers used in Dai rituals, which were later enriched and developed under the influence of Buddhist culture and Central Plains culture, forming perfect paper-cutting and being widely used in rituals, fine Buddha, funerals, celebrations and home decoration.

Almost all Dai villagers in Luxi villages and cottages are capable of paper-cutting. Luxi Dai paper-cutting uses special scissors, carving knives, chisels and hammers as tools, and its scissors and carving knives are sharp, sharp, narrow and thin, and can generally cut eight layers of paper. Chisels and hammers are characterized by stability, drilling, spirit and activity, and can chisel more than fifty layers of paper at a time.

Dai paper-cutting is introduced as follows:

Dai paper-cutting is a traditional folk art in Dehong area, which is the symbol, sign and gene of the existing culture of Dai people, and the first batch of it entered the national intangible cultural heritage protection list. Dai paper-cutting has typical cultural diversity, unique aesthetic value and practical function, and is widely used in joyous events, home, funeral, rituals and so on.

In 2006, the Dai paper-cutting of Mangshi City was listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list, and in August 2009, 22 kinds of Chinese paper-cutting jointly bid for the success of the heritage, and formally selected as UNESCO's "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity". As one of the sub-projects of Chinese paper-cutting, Mangshi Dai paper-cutting has been selected as the next intangible cultural heritage.

In the Dai region of Yunnan, the custom of paper-cutting has a long history. Mainly circulated in Dehong County, Mang City, Ruili, Yingjiang and other Dai inhabited areas. The age of origin has not been proved, but the earliest graphic style of Dai paper-cutting originated from the paper streamers used in Dai sacrificial ceremonies, and the history of its development coexisted with the historical and cultural development of the Dai people.

In Mangshi, almost every Dai villager in every village has someone who can cut paper. The content of Dai paper-cutting is mostly related to the religion and production life believed by the Dai people, and the content mostly involves Buddhist scripture stories, folk customs, folk legends and frontier scenery, etc., which has a strong personality, a strong flavor of life and a unique national style.