Chinese folk paper-cutting handicraft art, like an ivy plant, ancient and evergreen, so what makes the art of paper-cutting stand?

In the Chinese folk song circulated this: a pair of scissors more useful, can cut the dragon, can cut the phoenix, can cut the mouse will hole; can cut the chicken, can cut the geese, can cut the carp play the Tianhe River. Folk paper-cutting is a traditional folk craft of the Chinese nation, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty, flourished in the Tang and Song dynasties, and matured and reached its heyday in the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Nowadays, Chinese paper-cutting has been listed in the Representative List of Intangible Civilization Heritage of Humanity, which is inherited as a kind of collection of the world's art treasury. Chinese folk paper-cutting handicraft art, like an ivy plant, ancient and evergreen, its unique popularity, practicality, aesthetic becomes a symbolism that meets the psychological needs of the people.

China's vast territory, a large population, the social history of the various regions and ethnic groups, natural conditions, geographic environment, customs and fashions, habits, aesthetic concepts are different, resulting in the content of the folk paper-cutting subjects and style characteristics of the various places are different. Hebei Fengning, Weixian to dye the most famous window, even carved with dye, colorful tone, very light and shadow effect.

Foshan, Guangdong Province, is most famous for its color-lined windows, where the main pattern is cut out of gold or silver foil paper and the back is lined with colorful paper, which is called "copper lining". The paper-plastic window flower is most representative of the Weinan region in Shaanxi. Located in the northwestern plateau of the Yan'an region, paper-cutting is a major way of farmers' cultural life, its style is simple, bright, through the beauty of simplicity.

It truly and vividly reflects the peasants' interests, feelings and aspirations for a better life. Women in Binzhou, Shandong Province, use scissors to cut out the "paintings" in their hearts. In Hebei, northern Shanxi and southeastern Inner Mongolia, there is a point of colorful paper-cutting, mainly engraved, chic style, highly decorative, occupies a high artistic status.

Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other areas of clothing paper-cutting in a variety of patterns, very common in rural areas, works of fine and beautiful, spontaneous and natural, permeated with simple, innocent, simple, straightforward beauty, a strong sense of decorative and rhythmic. Whether it is a wedding, birthday celebrations, festivals are indispensable to women in rural areas.

Paper-cutting is to cut the paper hollow cutting, so that it shows the image to be expressed. Nowadays, the decorative patterns or motifs made by paper cutting or paper carving are generally called paper-cutting art. China's ancient farming society fundamentally determines the content and form of folk paper-cutting, childish simplicity, rough and thick, simple and flexible, natural and fun, fully displaying its own special artistic charm. This ancient art in the agricultural society, through the inheritance and development of the people for generations, has evolved into an important form of expression of Chinese vernacular culture. The geographical environment of rural life, the characteristics of agricultural production and social customs, also makes this kind of vernacular art has a distinctive folk folklore interest and folk art characteristics.