What are some of the funniest folk cultures you've seen?

When it comes to fun folk culture, the first thing to bring up must be paper cutting. Paper-cutting originated in the Tang Dynasty and is popular in rural China. It is usually made of red paper that is used to cut out all kinds of good-looking hollow patterns, which are used to make festive decorations that are both festive and auspicious. Fruit and vegetable patterns are often used to symbolize the next year's harvest, while patterns such as children, lotus seeds, and so on, are symbolic of grandchildren, and there are also paper cuttings that are directly cut out of the various words of good luck and pasted everywhere in the house. The art of paper-cutting has been passed down for many years, and there are still people who are accustomed to having paper-cutting to decorate their homes on New Year's Day.

Besides paper-cutting, there is another famous folk culture, which is shadow play. Silhouette theater is an art form in which silhouettes are made by craftsmen waving them behind a white curtain to express a complete story in silhouettes. The silhouettes are very complicated to make and the finished product made is exquisite. In addition to the manipulation of the craftsmen behind the scenes, a complete shadow play requires the help of a folk band. Shadow puppets are often accompanied by pipa, gongs and other instruments. In ancient times, powerful local families would invite shadow theater groups to entertain the elderly when they celebrated their birthdays.

Mudman is a popular folk culture. In ancient times, when there were no exquisitely crafted dolls, a clay figure was often the best childhood playmate for children. Clay figures are made of a very special kind of clay, which is first pounded and then pinched into various shapes, then colored and shaped. In recent times, the most famous in the mud man is the Tianjin mud man Zhang, he has a very high attainments in color sculpture, his works are listed as our intangible cultural heritage, and some even get abroad as part of our folk culture exhibitions.