Xiantao straw clipping, also known as Deng's straw painting and wheat carving, is a kind of clipping art that uses straw as the main raw material, with carving knives, irons, wax plates and scissors as tools, and is processed and processed to make handicrafts. The origin of Xiantao straw clipping can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The straw painting works unearthed from the tomb of King Huai of Qin are more than 2,000 years old. In October 2013, it was announced as the fourth batch of representative works of provincial intangible cultural heritage in Hubei Province, and in December 2014, it was announced as the fourth batch of representative works of national intangible cultural heritage. Wheat straw clipping is a unique Chinese art and unique in the world. It originated in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and was introduced to Mianyang (now Xiantao) during the Daoguang period. It was widely distributed in Huguang and was the source of Mianyang straw painting. After more than a hundred years of development, it has gradually formed a traditional folk arts and crafts with calligraphy and painting and three-dimensional relief as the main features. Xiantao straw clipping is an important part of Chinese arts and crafts. Xiantao straw painting has been passed down and innovated by several generations. The composition is mainly based on the background of Jingchu culture and the characteristics of Hubei's rice-rich water town. It has developed from simple flat carving to semi-three-dimensional and even full-three-dimensional craftsmanship, and the production techniques of predecessors have been used to make the works become green works of art that are both beautiful and environmentally friendly. According to the "Deng Family Tree", during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, the brothers Deng Xiucheng, Deng Zhihong, and Deng Zhilie used wheat carvings to make wedding couplets and longevity banners in the town of Mianyang Prefecture. After more than 200 years of inheritance and development, it became popular in Xiantao City, Hubei Province and the Jianghan Plain area. Deng's straw painting was roughly formed during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. Deng Chuotang (Zi Yaru), a candidate from Mianyang Prefecture, Huguang, went to Beijing for the palace examination. During the waiting period, he ran out of money, so he took materials from the suburbs to make straw paintings in the market. The princes and ministers rushed to buy them, and the candidates gathered in Beijing were all amazed. Therefore, he passed the imperial examination and was appointed as a Hanlin. He edited and polished the painting skills in his spare time, which became more and more perfect, forming a unique art secret passed down to his descendants. After resigning from office and returning to his hometown, Deng's straw painting began to spread in Xiantao, and gradually formed a style that was adapted to the local customs and public aesthetics of Xiantao. In 2013, Deng Youpu, the inheritor of Xiantao straw clipping, was awarded the title of Chinese Arts and Crafts Master. The production process of Xiantao straw clipping includes composition, making straw patches, copying, carving, branding, pasting, mounting, etc. It has hollowing, contrasting, overlapping, inlaying, openwork, copying, scattering, carving, piling, hot and cold stamping, etc. At the same time, it absorbs many artistic expression techniques such as carved paper-cutting, pyrography, stickers, Chinese painting, printmaking, relief, etc. The effect of the work has clear layers, reasonable-, natural light perception, great visual impact and decorative beauty, and is an important part of traditional Chinese crafts. The themes of his works include flowers, birds, insects, fish, dragons and phoenixes, landscapes, figures, landscape architecture, calligraphy, etc. The flowers, birds, insects, fish, dragons and phoenixes are auspicious, which fully reflects the characteristics of Jingchu culture that respects dragons and phoenixes, and fully expresses the local characteristics of Jingchu culture and Jianghan water town. (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.) (No pictures yet, welcome to provide.)