Paper-cutting, also called paper engraving, is one of the oldest folk arts of Han nationality in China, and its history can be traced back to the 6th century. Window cut or paper cut. The difference is that when creating, some use scissors and some use carving knives. Although the tools are different, the artistic works created are basically the same, which is collectively called paper-cutting. Paper-cutting is a kind of hollow art, which gives people a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment visually. Its carrier can be paper, gold foil, silver foil, bark, leaves, cloth, leather and other sheet materials.

Paper-cutting is a kind of hollow art, which gives people a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment visually. Its carrier can be paper, gold foil, silver foil, bark, leaves, cloth, leather and other sheet materials. Paper-cutting is a folk art form with a long history and widely spread in rural areas of China. Paper-cutting is to cut paper into various patterns with scissors, such as window grilles, doormats, wall hangings, ceilings, snuff and so on. The emergence and spread of this folk art is closely related to the festival customs in rural areas of China. On holidays or weddings, people will stick beautiful and bright paper-cuts on snow-white window paper or bright glass windows, walls, doors and lanterns, and the festive atmosphere will be rendered very rich and festive.