Xinyi Paper Cutting

Jiangsu
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Paper-cutting is a folk art that uses scissors or carving knives to cut patterns on paper, which is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. Paper-cutting has a broad mass base in Xinyi, blending into the social life of people of all ethnic groups, and is an important part of various folk activities. Xinyi paper-cutting is represented by Wang Guiying, a national representative inheritor. Its style is bold, the conception is ingenious and unique, and it wins in danger without fixed rules. The paper-cutting has rough lines, ancient shapes, and peculiar ideas, but it is not bound by tradition. It uses more freehand techniques, does not pursue resemblance, and expresses the life in mind with simple knife techniques. Its works mostly reflect production scenes such as farming, breeding, transportation, and construction. The images are shaped with simple and bright lines, maintaining the pure character of native art, full of strong humanistic atmosphere, and have high artistic value.

Intangible culture related to the heritage

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