Paper cutting is one of the traditional folk arts in China. It has been popular for over 1, 500 years. Paper cutting sounds very easy but it can be difficult to do. The paper is folded before it is cut with scissors. Now let's learn more about paper cutting.
Wonderful meanings.
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings. In our mind, paper cuttings can always bring us happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up fu on doors or windows. At a wedding, people also put up xi.
The Largest paper cutting in the world.
The largest paper cutting was made by Gao Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters.
Why are most paper cutting red？
In old time, people praised the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regard red as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now we can still see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Most of lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper cutting to Shanzhou.
It's true that most paper cuttings are red. But paper cuttings in Shanzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make black paper cutting to wish for rain.
