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As one of the most popular fold arts in China, paper cuts were originally used in making sacrifices to ancestors or as the molds for embroidery. Later, paper cuts were mostly used as decorations on wall, doors, windows and house. Some paper cuts were even presented to others as gifts directly. Nowadays, paper cuts are used widely in such things as the packaging of products, brands, advertisement, upholstery, clothes design, decorative art in book, stamp design, title design in the press, serial picture, stage art, animation, movies, TV as well as many other areas.

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Paper cuts cover a wide range of motifs, such as daily life and historical stories. They depict the outward appearances of characters as well as the innermost feelings of individuals. Artists of Gaomi paper cut seek the artistry of the unity of opposites. Black and line form the three essential of black, white and gray colors. The simple and lovely paper cuts are characterized by sharp contrast, elegant charm and exquisite craftsmanship. They are imbued with local color. In real life, people catch long-hornered grasshoppers and keep them in cages. Read the rest of this entry »

The fold art of paper cutting has a long history in China. In Gaomi, Shandong Province, old people or school children, and women in particular, are immensely interested in paper cutting. There is a custom in the area. After a bride goes over to the bridegroom’s house, before the bridal veil is taken off, the neighbors first look at her dowry. They want to see her handwork, mainly paper-cuts or embroidery. If her handwork is fine, she must be a good bride. If her handwork is awful, the bride is not okay. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s difficult to tell when it orginated. One saying is that it originated from the religious ceremony or offering sacrifices. The ancient people cut papers into animals or people. They either buried them with the dead or burned them on the funerals, wishing that the animals or people that paper stand for could be with the dead. A thousand years ago, paper cut was used for decoration. According to historic books, women in the Tang Dynasty used paper cut as headdress. In the Song Dynasty, it was the decoration of the gifts. People pasted on windows or doors or used it as decorations on walls, mirrors or lanterns.

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Paper cuts can be seen in many parts of China during the Spring Festival. People paste patterns on the window, door lintel or desks for the festival atmosphere. Paper cutting is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. Although other art forms, like painting, can also show similar scenes, paper cutting still stands out for its charm – exacting lines and ingenious patterns which are all hand-made. After hundreds of years’ development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country fold.

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