Wang Derong preserves paper-cutting art in Binzhou
2 years, 5 months ago

Wang Derong preserves paper-cutting art in Binzhou

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The 84-year-old Wang Derong is a representative practitioner of Binzhou paper-cutting, a national intangible cultural heritage item. The paper-cutting artworks made by Wang's mother and sister usually featured traditional flower patterns, such as chrysanthemum and plum blossom, while Wang's artworks included humans and animals. Whenever someone gets married, Wang will be invited to create paper-cutting artworks featuring the Fu character, bats and flowers, which will be pasted on the windows, walls, doors and bedheads. Twelve of Wang's paper-cutting artworks, such as The Harvest, as well as Longevity and Health, were designated by UNESCO as representative works of Binzhou paper-cutting and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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剪纸 The Chinese art of paper cutting
10 months, 2 weeks ago

剪纸 The Chinese art of paper cutting

China Daily  

Li Yinjie creates paper-cutting artwork. You've probably heard about the Chinese art of paper cutting, also known as paper designs, and seen the intricate artworks on the windows. 剪纸 Paper Cutting To begin, let's look at the Chinese name of the art itself: 剪纸 jiǎn zhǐ paper cutting The name will make more sense if you break it down: 剪 …

Yantai's traditional paper-cutting shines in online exhibition
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Yantai's traditional paper-cutting shines in online exhibition

China Daily  

As the Lunar New Year approaches, Laizhou, a county-level city in Yantai, Shandong province, celebrates its rich cultural heritage with an online exhibition titled Dragon Soars in Laizhou: Enjoying Intangible Cultural Heritage. The exhibition, organized by the local cultural center, showcases exquisite paper-cutting artworks crafted by representative inheritors of Laizhou's traditional paper-cutting. Renowned artist Chen Shuxiang, recognized as one of …

Yantai's traditional paper-cutting shines in online exhibition
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Yantai's traditional paper-cutting shines in online exhibition

China Daily  

As the Lunar New Year approaches, Laizhou, a county-level city in Yantai, Shandong province, celebrates its rich cultural heritage with an online exhibition titled Dragon Soars in Laizhou: Enjoying Intangible Cultural Heritage. The exhibition, organized by the local cultural center, showcases exquisite paper-cutting artworks crafted by representative inheritors of Laizhou's traditional paper-cutting. Renowned artist Chen Shuxiang, recognized as one of …

Giving folk art a sharper profile
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Giving folk art a sharper profile

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Dishes with corresponding paper-cut patterns in Pucheng, Fujian province. "I could have done it better," Zhou Dongmei says humbly, as she puts down the scissors and shows the finished paper-cut to curious onlookers. But in Pucheng, we add many delicate patterns and Chinese characters to the blossoms as well," Zhou explains. "When I got married, we had a big rice …

Giving folk art a sharper profile
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Giving folk art a sharper profile

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China Daily | Updated: 2024-01-26 Dishes with corresponding paper-cut patterns in Pucheng, Fujian province. "I could have done it better," Zhou Dongmei says humbly, as she puts down the scissors and shows the finished paper-cut to curious onlookers. But in Pucheng, we add many delicate patterns and Chinese characters to the blossoms as well," Zhou explains. "When I got married, …

Living Heritage: Paper-cutting
11 months, 1 week ago

Living Heritage: Paper-cutting

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A pair of scissors, a piece of paper, and a pair of dexterous hands. Originating in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, this ancient form of art has decorated windows across China to celebrate the Spring Festival for generations. Patterns of whichever of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals the new year ushers forth, as well as festive scenes of family reunions …

Weifang's paper-cut hanfu shines in Bangkok, Thailand
11 months, 1 week ago

Weifang's paper-cut hanfu shines in Bangkok, Thailand

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The hanfu, a traditional style of clothing worn by the Han Chinese, from Weifang, Shandong, made a remarkable appearance in Bangkok, Thailand on New Year's Day, drawing attention. Different from other hanfu that were made of cloth, the hanfu displayed, designed by Xu Xiaoling, the heir of Changyi Kuiju paper-cutting, was made of cut paper. Changyi is a county-level city …

Shandong craftsman turns scraps of paper into art
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Shandong craftsman turns scraps of paper into art

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Yue Shun displays one of his paper quilling works at his workshop in Heze, Shandong province. "Crafting a paper quilling artwork, particularly one depicting peonies, demands significant time and effort," Yue said, adding that patience is the cornerstone of producing exceptional paper works. "My mom now supports me to create some paper quilling artworks that present Chinese cultural elements," he …

Shandong craftsman turns scraps of paper into art
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Shandong craftsman turns scraps of paper into art

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Yue Shun displays one of his paper quilling works at his workshop in Heze, Shandong province. "Crafting a paper quilling artwork, particularly one depicting peonies, demands significant time and effort," Yue said, adding that patience is the cornerstone of producing exceptional paper works. "My mom now supports me to create some paper quilling artworks that present Chinese cultural elements," he …

Ancient Huizhou paper-cutting comes alive in modern life
1 year ago

Ancient Huizhou paper-cutting comes alive in modern life

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A model shows off a fashion design by Wu Xiaomei featuring the traditional art of Huizhou paper-cutting. Just walk into the Wu Xiaomei Papercut Experience Center in Huizhou Ancient Town – located in Shexian county in Huangshan city, in Anhui province – and you're bound to be dazzled by the cornucopia of Huizhou paper-cutting works. A leading female artisan called …

A page out of history
1 year, 6 months ago

A page out of history

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Wang Xingwu and villagers tie up and soak the bark of a local plant, the unique basis of their paper products, beside a river in Shiqiao village, Guizhou province. CHINA DAILY Thanks to the efforts of craftsman Wang Xingwu, an ancient village is enjoying the fruits of a traditional papermaking boom, Yang Feiyue reports. It has become a hit among …

A page out of history
1 year, 6 months ago

A page out of history

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Wang Xingwu and villagers tie up and soak the bark of a local plant, the unique basis of their paper products, beside a river in Shiqiao village, Guizhou province. CHINA DAILY Thanks to the efforts of craftsman Wang Xingwu, an ancient village is enjoying the fruits of a traditional papermaking boom, Yang Feiyue reports. It has become a hit among …

Jinan septuagenarian creates vivid rabbit paper-cuttings
1 year, 10 months ago

Jinan septuagenarian creates vivid rabbit paper-cuttings

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Xu Jian's rabbit paper-cutting artworks. Xu Jian, a 72-year-old Jinan resident, spent nearly one year creating over 150 rabbit themed paper-cutting artworks. As an inheritor of paper-cutting, an intangible cultural heritage item, Xu has been creating Chinese zodiac paper-cuttings for 14 years. At the end of every year, Xu exhibits his year-long artworks at different folk culture exhibition venues and …

The patterns of life
1 year, 10 months ago

The patterns of life

China Daily  

Understanding the deep cultural connotations of traditional designs is its own path to enlightenment, Xu Lin reports. Editor's note: There are 43 items inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage lists that not only bear witness to the past glories of Chinese civilization, but also continue to shine today. A pair of scissors and a piece of paper — that's all …

Shaping a future for ancient craft
1 year, 10 months ago

Shaping a future for ancient craft

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Liu Jinglan, an inheritor of Baotou-style paper-cutting, shares her passion and skills with the younger generation. They are also featured in collections of the National Art Museum of China and the National Museum of China, and have even been used by UNESCO as representative examples of Chinese paper-cutting. Liu is also a member of the Chinese Folk Literature and Art …

Shaping a future for ancient craft
1 year, 10 months ago

Shaping a future for ancient craft

China Daily  

Liu Jinglan, an inheritor of Baotou-style paper-cutting, shares her passion and skills with the younger generation. She submitted a flower pattern, painted by one of her colleagues, and they won first prize, which encouraged her to find more outlets for her skill beyond just celebrating Chinese New Year. Her daughter, Zhao Yifan, remembers that, when she was in middle school, …

The patterns of life
1 year, 10 months ago

The patterns of life

China Daily  

Understanding the deep cultural connotations of traditional designs is its own path to enlightenment, Xu Lin reports. Editor's note: There are 43 items inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage lists that not only bear witness to the past glories of Chinese civilization, but also continue to shine today. A pair of scissors and a piece of paper — that's all …

Shaping a future for ancient craft
1 year, 10 months ago

Shaping a future for ancient craft

China Daily  

Liu Jinglan, an inheritor of Baotou-style paper-cutting, shares her passion and skills with the younger generation. She submitted a flower pattern, painted by one of her colleagues, and they won first prize, which encouraged her to find more outlets for her skill beyond just celebrating Chinese New Year. Her daughter, Zhao Yifan, remembers that, when she was in middle school, …

Shaping a future for ancient craft
1 year, 10 months ago

Shaping a future for ancient craft

China Daily  

Most of Liu Jinglan's works feature auspicious patterns, such as rabbits, fish, flowers and Chinese character fu. Ten years later, she expanded it into a 30-square-meter studio, where she teaches young students the craft of paper-cutting. One of her favorite works is named Auspicious Grassland, which records the lives of the Mongolian people. "I believe that paper-cutting is not only …

The patterns of life
1 year, 10 months ago

The patterns of life

China Daily  

Understanding the deep cultural connotations of traditional designs is its own path to enlightenment, Xu Lin reports. Editor's note: There are 43 items inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage lists that not only bear witness to the past glories of Chinese civilization, but also continue to shine today. A pair of scissors and a piece of paper — that's all …

Shaping a future for ancient craft
1 year, 10 months ago

Shaping a future for ancient craft

China Daily  

Most of Liu Jinglan's works feature auspicious patterns, such as rabbits, fish, flowers and Chinese character fu. Ten years later, she expanded it into a 30-square-meter studio, where she teaches young students the craft of paper-cutting. One of her favorite works is named Auspicious Grassland, which records the lives of the Mongolian people. "I believe that paper-cutting is not only …

Paper-cutting inheritor displays Party's achievements through folk art
2 years, 2 months ago

Paper-cutting inheritor displays Party's achievements through folk art

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chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2022-10-11 One of Zhang Wei's paper-cutting works shows the joys of the autumn harvest season. Zhang Wei, provincial-level inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage item Pucheng paper-cutting, created paper-cutting artwork to celebrate the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, which is scheduled to open in Beijing on Oct 16. "Pucheng paper-cutting is a …

Veteran paper-cutting craftswoman's designs impress
3 years, 2 months ago

Veteran paper-cutting craftswoman's designs impress

China Daily  

With a pair of scissors in her right hand and red paper on the left, Ji Yulan, creates the image of a smiling child on the paper within five minutes. Paper-cutting, the traditional Chinese folk art of cutting colorful paper into patterns with scissors or a knife, was included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of …

Paper-cutting art shapes new lives for N China women
3 years, 2 months ago

Paper-cutting art shapes new lives for N China women

China Daily  

Local women learn paper-cutting in the Monkli Paper-cutting Studio. On the grasslands in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, ethnic Mongolian women have better living conditions, thanks to the promotion of a popular local form of the Chinese paper-cutting art. The Monkli Paper-cutting Studio was established in October 2020 by retired teacher Wuriga, who has done paper-cutting since 2015 and was …

Huanma Paper Cutting brings wealth and prosperity to villagers
3 years, 6 months ago

Huanma Paper Cutting brings wealth and prosperity to villagers

China Daily  

Originating in the northern area of Southwest China's Sichuan province and centering on Huanma town of Guangyuan city’s Cangxi county, Huanma Paper Cutting is a folk art that has unique artistic value. Integrating the wildness of northern China and the elegance of southern China, the brilliantly designed Huanma Paper Cuttings encompass various themes and embody rich local customs. A Huanma …

Huanma Paper Cutting brings wealth and prosperity to villagers
3 years, 8 months ago

Huanma Paper Cutting brings wealth and prosperity to villagers

China Daily  

Originating in the northern area of Southwest China's Sichuan province and centering on Huanma town of Guangyuan city’s Cangxi county, Huanma Paper Cutting is a folk art that has unique artistic value. Integrating the wildness of northern China and the elegance of southern China, the brilliantly designed Huanma Paper Cuttings encompass various themes and embody rich local customs. Huanma Paper …

Young artist inherits paper-cutting legacy
3 years, 10 months ago

Young artist inherits paper-cutting legacy

China Daily  

Chinese paper cutting, or jianzhi, is a folk art which uses scissors or knives to cut paper for festive decoration or other folk activities. Chang Yangyang, a man from the post-90s generation, is an heir to the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage at Mengjin Paper Cutting in Central China’s Henan province. Referring to his studio, Chang said: "It was very difficult …

Young artist inherits paper-cutting legacy
3 years, 10 months ago

Young artist inherits paper-cutting legacy

China Daily  

Chinese paper cutting, or jianzhi, is a folk art which uses scissors or knives to cut paper for festive decoration or other folk activities. Chang Yangyang, a man from the post-90s generation, is an heir to the provincial-level intangible cultural heritage at Mengjin Paper Cutting in Central China’s Henan province. Referring to his studio, Chang said: "It was very difficult …

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