Straw paintings are produced in Qingfeng, Henan. Straw paintings use ordinary straw as raw material, and draw on the expression techniques of traditional Chinese painting and folk paper-cutting. The straw is split, ironed, cut and carved, and then dyed, ironed, and hair-grabbed. The themes include flowers, birds, fish, insects, birds and animals, rural landscapes, ancient and modern figures, etc., with strong national characteristics. The composition and modeling have developed from flat to three-dimensional, and various patterns of straw boxes are made. The workmanship is exquisite and the colors are bright, which has won praise from Chinese and foreign people.