Huizhou paper-cutting is a vital branch of Huizhou's traditional folk art. It is closely related to the formation of Huizhou culture and the development of Huizhou's handicrafts. It is commonly known as "cutting flower shovel pictures" and "cutting paper" in Huizhou. The main techniques of Huizhou paper-cutting are cutting, shoveling, piercing and pasting. The types of images are mainly patterns, animals, flowers, figures, and combined colorful pictures. Its characteristics are symmetrical composition, compatible calligraphy and painting, rich pictures, and sparseness. The main content is extensive. In addition to decorative crafts used in ancestor worship and temple fairs, as well as wedding flowers and ghost goods decorations used in folk wedding and funeral activities, there are also cut patterns of folk clothing and shoes, and a few are used as gifts. Huizhou paper-cutting has been passed down to this day, and it not only retains traditional techniques such as traditional flower-shaped paper-cutting, auspicious pattern paper-cutting (such as the word "happiness" and "longevity", etc.), practical paper-cutting (such as Qingming hanging money, etc.), animal and plant paper-cutting, and figure paper-cutting, but is also good at breaking through traditions, boldly exploring new themes, and focusing on absorbing the essence of other folk arts such as Huizhou prints and Huizhou's four carvings, gradually forming a distinctive artistic feature and style. In terms of paper-cutting materials and expression techniques, high-grade rice paper is used, especially gold and silver rice paper, and the color paper-cutting form is used, which has the characteristics of rigorous composition, strong decorativeness, exquisite elegance, and magnificent splendor. Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center