Which area is famous for its paper-cutting art

First of all, the famous reason:

Yangyuan County, Hebei Province is famous for its characteristic paper-cutting art, and paper-cutting is an important local handicraft. Yangyuan paper-cut shows the unique charm of traditional paper-cut art in China with its fine cutting technology and rich and varied patterns, and it is also one of the important representatives of local folk culture and folk art.

Second, Yangyuan County:

Yangyuan County, which belongs to Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province, is located in the northwest of Hebei Province, bordering Xuanhua in the east, Yuxian County in the south, Datong City in Shanxi Province in the west, Huai 'an County and Tianzhen County in Shanxi Province in the north.

Yangyuan county is 82 kilometers long from east to west and 27 kilometers wide from north to south. 202 1 county total area 1849 square kilometers, governing 5 towns and 9 townships, with 30 1 administrative villages and a total population of 274,500.

Third, the terrain:

Yangyuan County is located in the transition zone between North China Plain and Mongolian Plateau, and at the intersection of Yinshan Mountain and Hengshan Mountain. Surrounded by mountains in the north and south, the Sanggan River traverses the whole territory from west to east, presenting a long and narrow basin with two mountains and one river.

The highest altitude is 2045.9 meters, the lowest altitude is 778 meters, and the average altitude is 1 100 meters. Mountain area accounts for 27%, hilly plain accounts for 57%, and river accounts for 16%.

Paper-cutting art:

I. Introduction:

Paper-cut art is one of the oldest folk arts in China. As a hollow art, it can give people a sense of visual emptiness and artistic enjoyment. Paper-cutting uses scissors to cut paper into various patterns, such as window grilles, doormats, wall hangings, ceilings and snuff.

Second, the characteristics:

The reason why folk paper-cutting can go through the long historical evolution of China without losing its purity and freshness is closely related to the stable social and cultural structure in rural areas of China.

Its own contradictory and unified characteristics determine its natural selection method for the ever-changing side, thus opening a gap with court art and literati art.

Third, art appreciation:

Every art has its own unique artistic style. Because of the materials (paper) and tools (scissors and carving knives) used in paper cutting, paper cutting has its own artistic style. Paper-cut art is a kind of folk art that is easy to learn but difficult to master. Most of the authors come from rural women and folk artists.

Because they take what they see and hear in real life as the theme, their observation of objects is based on simple feelings and intuitive impressions, which forms a special style of paper-cutting art and embodies the simple spirit of farmers.