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Introduction of Guangdong Paper Cutting

Guangdong paper-cutting is an ancient Han folk art, of which the most representative are Foshan paper-cutting and Chaoyang paper-cutting, Foshan paper-cutting techniques to chisel, lining, printing, hand-painting and other techniques, using a large number of materials used in the application of copper foil, tin foil and silver foil. Chao Yang paper cutting is characterized by yin and yang shears, "Yang shears" lines neat and meticulous, "yin shears" lines bold and powerful, alternating between the use of thick and thin breaks help, very rich in characteristics. 2006 was selected as one of the first batch of China's intangible cultural heritage list.