Craft:100% handicraft

Origin:Beijing


Chinese Paper Cuts also called Scissor-cuts, it is a kind of folk artwork with rich local flavor popularizing in numerous people. Chinese Paper cuts was come out during the period of Nanbeichao Dynasty.

Colorful paper cut by scissors is often used as decoration and forms various artistic styles because of different purposes, such as for window decoration, basket decoration, present decoration and designs. Among them paper-cut for window decoration is the most popular. So paper-cut is also called Window Grille. Basket decoration is hanging decoration for festivals. Present decoration is to add color for the present and exaggerate living atmosphere and encourage the people's emotions.

Paper-cut designs are to design the models for folk needlework. Most of them are red and some are colorful. Folk scissor-cut is gentle, lovely and vivid with bright color. Cut skills are powerful and smooth. The line is easy. Its subject often comes from the folk and is good decoration.

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:: This artwork is a classic piece of Chinese paper-cutting art, titled "Celebrating the New Year".

It showcases the warm wishes and blessings for the New Year in traditional Chinese culture.

Paper-cutting art is one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, which involves cutting, pasting, and carving paper into various shapes and patterns.

The red background in this artwork symbolizes joy and good luck, while the paper-cut figures represent happiness and reunion.

The whole artwork is full of rich Chinese cultural flavor, conveying the joy and blessings of the New Year.

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