Thepaper-cutisoneofChinesemostpopularfolkart,maytracetheA.D.forsixcenturiesaccordingtoarchaeologyitshistory,butthepeoplethoughtitsrealitystartsthetimetocomparethisalsotohaveearlyseveralhundredyears.Paper-cutcommonlyusedtoreligiousrite,aspectandsoondecorationandplasticarts.
Inpast,thepeoplemakethedissimilarinshapeandformphysicalimageandtheportraitafterthecommonlyusedpaper,buriestogetherwiththedeadoratthefuneralburns,thiscustombeyondtheborderChinasometimesstillobviously.Paper-cutartgenerallyallhasthesymbolicsignificance,alsoisathiskindofceremonypart;Inadditionthepaper-cutalsoservesasthesacrificialofferingancestorandthedeityusestheofferingthewidget.
Becauseitsmaterialisprobablyeasy,thecostinexpensive,theeffectstandssees,theadaptionsurfaceisbroadandgenerallyiswelcome;Becauseitmostsuitstheruralwomenleisuremanufacture,bothmaydopractical,andmaybeautifythelife.Eachplaceallcanseethepaper-cut,evenhasformedthedifferentplacestyleschool.Thepaper-cutnotonlyhasdisplayedpopulace'sesthetichobby,andholdingnationality'ssocialin-depthpsychology,alsoisChinamosthasoneofcharacteristicpeopleskills,itsmodellingcharacteristicespeciallyisworthstudying.
Now,thepaper-cutaremanyisusesintodecorate.Thepaper-cutmayuseintoembellishthewall,thewindowsanddoors,FangZhu,themirror,thelampandthelanternandsoon,alsomaymakeusingoftheembellishmentforthepresent,evenpaper-cutitselfalsomaybestowtheotherpeopleasthegift.Peoplebeforealsooftenmakesthepaper-cutembroidersthefloweredandthepaintingartmodel.
Thepaper-cutisnotbutisbymanuallymakeswiththemachine,thecommonlyusedmethodhastwokinds:Thescissorscutwiththeknifecut.