Yangyuan County, Hebei Province is famous for its characteristic paper-cutting art, and paper-cutting is an important local handicraft. Yangyuan paper-cut shows the unique charm of traditional paper-cut art in China with its fine cutting technology and rich and varied patterns, and it is also one of the important representatives of local folk culture and folk art.

The Origin of Paper-cutting in Yangyuan County;

Yangyuan paper-cut originated from the people and developed for hundreds of years. Its production process is unique, using pure hand-cut paper, each knife is full of craftsman's painstaking efforts and skills. Paper-cut patterns are diverse, including flowers and birds, figures, landscapes and so on. These images are vivid and profound, showing the traditional aesthetics and values of China people.

Yangyuan paper-cut is also very particular about the selection of materials, using high-quality paper and special dyeing process to make paper-cut colorful and durable. The styles and specifications of paper-cutting are also very rich, which can be used for festivals, weddings and other occasions, and can also be used for home decoration. This is a practical artistic handicraft.

Yangyuan paper-cut is one of the important representatives of Chinese traditional paper-cut art, and also one of the important representatives of local folk culture and folk art. Its unique charm and exquisite skills make it an important carrier and inheritance of China traditional culture.

Brief introduction of Chinese paper-cutting:

Chinese paper-cutting is a folk art of cutting and carving patterns on paper with scissors or carving knives, which is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. In China, paper-cutting has a broad mass base and is integrated into the social life of people of all ethnic groups. It is an important part of various folk activities.

It inherits the continuous visual image and modeling format, contains rich cultural and historical information, expresses the social cognition, moral concept, practical experience, life ideal and aesthetic taste of the general public, and has multiple social values such as cognition, education, expression, lyricism, entertainment and communication.

On May 20th, 2006, the paper-cut art heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.