Paper-cut called living fossil

Paper-cuts called living fossils are introduced as follows:

Shaanxi paper-cut is known as a "living fossil".

Shaanxi paper-cutting

Shaanxi paper-cutting is one of the traditional folk art forms with a long history. Paper-cutting is a kind of hollow art, which gives people a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment visually. Its carrier can be paper, gold foil, silver foil, bark, leaves, cloth, leather and other sheet materials.

From south to north in Shaanxi, especially in the Loess Plateau and Qinchuan, red, green and green paper-cuts can be seen everywhere. Gu Zhuo's modeling, rough style, interesting implication, diverse forms and exquisite skills occupy a very important position in Shaanxi and even the whole country's folk art.

Paper-cutting originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, with festivals, bumper harvests, folk opera stories, children and animals as its themes. It is interesting, beautifully decorated and has a deep mass base, so it is deeply loved by everyone. China folk artists pass on the eternal heritage from generation to generation with their unique artistic forms, making paper-cutting art a traditional folk art close to life and rooted in the people.

With its unique cultural charm, Xifu paper-cut is the essence of ancient culture, the crystallization of the wisdom of workers in past dynasties and the treasure of national art.

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There are various forms of paper-cutting in Shaanxi, one is monochrome paper-cutting, the other is collage paper-cutting, the third is stippling paper-cutting, the fourth is infiltration paper-cutting, the fifth is paper-plastic window flower, and the sixth is smoked paper-cutting.

Paper-cutting in northern Shaanxi is dominated by monochrome paper-cutting, with simple and simple shape, emphasis on exaggeration and deformation, and inheritance of ancient aesthetic taste and modeling concept. In terms of content, animals and flowers are the main ones. It is said that Confucius enlightened the world, but he neglected northern Shaanxi, so the temperament of northern Shaanxi people is not as gentle as that of Guanzhong people, so they are very creative and emotional, so they have a strong personality. In Jingbian, Anbian and Dingbian in northern Shaanxi, people call it "three-sided paper-cutting", and paper-cutting has become another style, exquisite and delicate.

See the big from the small and describe it accurately. "Lele" is as thin as a needle tip, and the trimming is as thin as a hair. What is the difference between it and Yan 'an Sui? Paper-cutting is rough, but it is different from the ingenuity and realism of Jiangnan. According to textual research, Trilateral was once a frontier town, and the court often sent southern generals to guard it. They live here with their families, and also bring the folk culture of the water town, which is combined with the local folk art in Gu Zhuo to form a unique trilateral paper-cut.