Paper-cutting characteristics of Chaoshan folk paper-cutting

In China's Yellow River valley and northern rural areas, most of these newspaper clippings are pasted on white paper and windows, so they are commonly called "window grilles". The content of Chinese paper-cutting covers almost all the themes of folk art, but in the hands of folk artists, flowers, animals, festive and auspicious patterns are the most commonly cut, and the characters and stories in operas are also the themes they often use. Paper-cutting is very popular in many areas of China. Geographically, paper-cutting in Shandong, Hebei, Northeast China, Shanxi, Henan, Northwest China, Zhejiang, Anhui, Northern Jiangsu, Fujian, Guangdong, coastal areas, southwestern ethnic areas and Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi regions has its own characteristics, but there are many subtle differences within each region, forming many genre styles.