Yuxian paper-cutting in Hebei is the most famous, so what is the difference between Yuxian paper-cutting and paper-cutting in other places?

Yuxian paper-cut originated in the Ming Dynasty, which is a traditional folk art with unique style and renowned at home and abroad. In the late Qing Dynasty, the reform of paper-cutting tools in Yuxian changed from "paper-cutting" to "engraving". At the beginning of the 20th century, Yuxian paper-cutting gradually formed its own unique artistic style in composition, modeling and color, and created a unique new genre of folk paper-cutting. The earliest paper-cutting in Yuxian can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the paper-cut was monochrome, without hollowing out, and the image was simple (mainly used for embroidered shoes, wedding and funeral mascots, holiday window decorations, etc. , so it is called "window grilles"), its style and technology have not yet formed its own characteristics.

Later, paper-cut artists used the colors of New Year pictures and shadow play to create colorful paper-cuts. At that time, most of the windows in northern China were made of cotton paper, which had poor light transmission. This paper-cut is pasted on it to block the light, so the paper-cut artists have created a kind of "bright sky skin" with good light transmission, that is, they paste mica into square and round blocks, then draw them with a brush and fill them with colors. Then stick the paper-cut on the side and window of the back pavilion. In 1930s, Yuxian paper-cutting entered a new stage. A large number of folk artists, represented by Wang Laoshang, redesigned and carved a large number of opera figures, standardized and reformed flower patterns, and enriched paper-cutting tools, paper-cutting skills and dyeing skills.

Yuxian paper-cut got rid of the uneven stereotypes, formed its own unique artistic style, reflected distinct regional characteristics in composition, modeling and color, and created a unique new trend of folk paper-cutting. Yuju paper-cutting has entered a mature stage.

1956, Yuxian People's Committee organized the dissemination of paper-cutting artists and established Yuxian Special Technology Production Cooperative (i.e. Yuxian Paper-cutting Factory). On the basis of inheriting the tradition, artists cooperated in designing and making traditional opera masks. The appearance of this kind of paper-cutting makes the traditional paper-cutting go to the world from a single pasting window, which is helpful for people all over the world to better understand China culture.

After entering the 2 1 century, according to the objective requirements of the development of Yuxian paper-cut market economy, under the new situation, few artists re-sculpt window patterns, but vigorously develop modern handicraft paper-cutting. Yuxian paper-cutting is also rich in forms, such as "double", "multiple" and "giant".