Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art, which has been loved by people for thousands of years. Because it is often pasted on windows, people generally call it "window grilles".

Window grilles are rich in content and wide in subject matter. Because the buyers of window grilles are mostly farmers, window grilles have quite a lot of content to express farmers' lives, such as farming, weaving, fishing, herding sheep, raising pigs and chickens. In addition, there are myths and legends, drama stories and other themes. In addition, the images of flowers and birds, insects and fish, and the zodiac are also very common.

With its unique generalization and exaggeration, window grilles show auspicious things and good wishes incisively and vividly, and decorate festivals with prosperity and celebration.

Stick grilles is usually carried out after dust removal.

Window grilles are folk paper-cut artworks with various colors and patterns. This folk custom with national characteristics has a history of thousands of years. Shanxi folk paper-cuts, especially window grilles, are full of Shanxi folk local flavor and strong local flavor. The so-called "Magpie on Plum", "Two Dragons Playing with Beads", "Proud", "Goddess Scattering Flowers" and various patterns of flowers, plants, insects, fish and birds show farmers' good hopes for future life.

Paper-cutting is closely related to the beginning of the Spring Festival. Li Shangyin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote in his poems: "Carve gold to win the secular world, and cut green to make people start the Jin style." The "Beijing custom" and "Jin style" in the poem point out this atmosphere. And clearly stated the customs of the Jin people. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the time to cut and paste window grilles to welcome the Spring Festival began in beginning of spring, and people used paper-cutting to express their joy in celebrating spring.

Window grilles can not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also bring people beautiful enjoyment, integrating decoration, appreciation and practicality.

One of the cutting and carving forms of window grilles is monochrome cutting and carving, which is widely used in red paper paper cutting. Second, color paper-cutting, big windows in palaces and shops or windows in halls and facades. Thirdly, the relief paper-cutting popular in Gansu and Qinghai has a unique style, which combines cutting and engraving with origami technology. The fourth kind is colored window grilles, which are divided into dyeing and contrasting colors. Dyed window grilles are the most famous in Fengning and Yuxian, Hebei Province. First engraved and then dyed, with bright colors and excellent light and shadow effects. Color matching window grilles are the most famous window grilles produced in Foshan, Guangdong. The main patterns are cut and carved with gold paper and tin foil paper, and the background color is colored paper, which is magnificent, rich and elegant. This practice is called "copper lining"

The window grilles in Shandong are mostly straight lines, which are suitable for straight windows in this area; Northwest window grilles divide the complete paper-cut into four pieces with the word "ten". In order not to affect indoor lighting, window grilles are mostly cut in the sun to get more hollowed-out area. The outline of window grilles and window frames shall be dense and symmetrical. In order to pursue fresh, bright and lively interior decoration effect, window grilles are often carved with fine wire cutting to achieve hollow and exquisite visual effect.

During the Spring Festival, people like to stick various paper-cuts on window grilles. Window grilles not only set off the festive atmosphere, but also integrate decoration, appreciation and practicality. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art in China, which has been loved by people for thousands of years. Because it is often pasted on the window, it is also called "window grilles". With its unique generalization and exaggeration, window grilles show auspicious things and good wishes incisively and vividly, and decorate festivals with colorful colors.