Why is paper-cutting a treasure in China traditional culture?

As we all know, paper-cutting is often seen and used at Spring Festival and weddings. In fact, the predecessor of paper-cutting appeared as early as the Shang Dynasty. When people live and work in peace and contentment and have a secure life, they will allocate their time and energy to entertainment. At that time, people used gold and silver foil or silk objects to carve flowers for decoration, which was the predecessor of paper-cutting. Paper-cutting is a kind of folk art, which mostly comes from ancient working women and contains the wisdom crystallization of ancient Chinese people and local customs. It has been handed down to this day and has become a traditional cultural treasure of our country.

As we all know, the modern history of our country is a history of shame. When Eight-Nation Alliance invaded our country, many artworks were destroyed. Take it away. Then what? Paper cutting? This is a work of art as well as a handicraft. With a pair of skillful hands and a pair of scissors, all kinds of people and animals can be cut out, so it has been regarded as a treasure in China and spread abroad in recent years.

2. Paper-cutting with traditional culture is a very difficult art with little materials. Craftsmen often pick up a pair of scissors, and after pruning them, a vivid figure or a cute little animal can appear. Paper-cutting can be done anytime and anywhere. On one occasion, a foreign friend visited China and bought paper-cuts as souvenirs at a high price. This shows its popularity. Paper-cutting was born among the people, and it is the oldest folk custom in China, with China characteristics. Women who love to work in China often pin their feelings on their craft. Therefore, paper-cutting is not only a craft, a work of art, but also the embodiment of China's Millennium history and culture, showing our ideological civilization from the side.

Third, the treasure of traditional culture Paper-cutting is not common in modern times except during the New Year and when getting married, and there are fewer and fewer craftsmen. Here I hope that paper-cutting can enter the campus and become one of our teenagers' extracurricular activities, so that students can experience its fun, learn to respect it, protect it and cherish it.