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Studying the significance of Shaanxi folk paper-cutting

Studying the significance of Shaanxi folk paper-cutting Studying the significance of Shaanxi folk paper-cutting

Modern people have modern missions. Therefore, the study of traditional Chinese art, including Shaanxi folk paper-cutting, is not an inheritance of skills. The tradition of folk art, as a kind of gene, provides modern and The choice of future art and cultural construction should be a complete, authentic and authentic inventory.


As one of the folk arts, Shaanxi folk paper-cutting has a long history. The evolution process from traditional paper-cutting to new paper-cutting shows that under the impact of the commodity economy and modern trends of thought, peoples cultural psychology and aesthetic standards have undergone tremendous changes, and some folk art forms, including paper-cutting, are facing severe challenges.


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Therefore, combing and analyzing the concept, history, decorative shapes, aesthetics, comparison between China and the West and how to be modern in Shaanxi folk paper-cutting will not only be beneficial to the development of Shaanxi folk paper-cutting itself, but also to the entire folk cultural resources. It has positive significance for the excavation, arrangement and design of modern Chinese interior decoration art.


The Qin and Han dynasties to the Tang Dynasty were the period from the beginning to the prosperity of Chinas feudal society. The emperors of these dynasties all had their capitals in Shaanxi. "First come those who are near the water and the towers." The common people living on this land have enjoyed the nourishment of the rich soil of the cultural center in the rising period since their ancestors, and have passed on the genes cultivated by this nourishment to the present. Shaanxi is located in the northwest and has slow economic development. The folk decorative art form of paper-cutting can be found in many places in Shaanxi, which is representative in both its shape and philosophical implications.


Shaanxi folk paper-cutting has attracted the attention of the cultural circle since the 1930s. There are many Shaanxi folk paper-cutting artists such as: Wang Lanpan, Zhang Linzhao, Cao Dianxiang, Ku Shulan and some ordinary peasant women who did not leave their names. Their Many works have become the best examples for people to learn folk art today.