Cultural knowledge of folk paper-cutting technology

Folk paper-cutting is one of the forms of folk art in China with a long history.

As the embodiment of China's original philosophy, folk paper-cutting has the characteristics of comprehensiveness, beautification and auspiciousness. At the same time, folk paper-cutting conveys the connotation and essence of traditional culture with its own specific expression language. Paper-cutting is one of the most popular folk arts in China. According to archaeology, its history can be traced back to the 6th century, but people think it actually started hundreds of years earlier.

Paper-cutting is often used in religious ceremonies, decoration and plastic arts. In the past, people used paper to make objects and portraits of different shapes, and then buried them with the dead or burned them at funerals. This custom can still be seen outside China. Paper-cutting art is generally symbolic and is part of this ceremony; In addition, paper-cutting is also used as an ornament to worship ancestors and immortals. Paper-cut art is widely spread in the north. Nowadays, paper-cutting is more used for decoration. Paper-cutting can be used to decorate walls, doors and windows, columns, mirrors, lamps and so on. It can also be used as a gift decoration, and even the paper-cut itself can be given as a gift to others.