The meaning of pan length and square victory in traditional Chinese paper-cut patterns
— —Pan Chang. "Pan Chang", also called "Pan Intestine", is formed by the spiral S pattern. Because it has no head, no tail, no beginning and no end, Buddhism uses it as a magic weapon to symbolize the continuity of the circle and the transparency of everything. This symbol has a long history. The painted pottery basin with a human face of Pisces unearthed in my country from the Banpo period also has a similar paper-cut pattern. The human face of Pisces is opposite a so-called "fish net" symbol.
This symbol that is regarded as a "fish net" is actually a symbolic expression with the same meaning as the length of the pan. This is a symbol of endless life. Pisces chase and rotate, expressing the connotation of endless reproduction. Folk paper-cuts often take similar meanings, symbolizing the infinite. The pan length symbol is widely used in folk paper-cutting in northern Shaanxi. It is commonly known as "snake pan with nine eggs". It symbolizes continuity and has a wide range of patterns. There are various changes such as Sihe Pan Long, Wandai Pan Long, Fangsheng Pan Long, etc. .
——Fang Sheng . In folk life, together with pearls, ancient coins, jade chimes, rhinoceros horns, silver ingots, corals and Ruyi, they are collectively called the "Eight Treasures", also known as the "Double Eight Treasures", which means auspiciousness. Because it is in the shape of a chain, it is a metaphor for the intersection of two fishes in folk culture, which also adds the meaning of endless life. In folk paper-cutting, there are many variations of the Fang Sheng pattern. In the paper-cut work "Western Henan Paper-cut", the double wins are transformed into double coins, which adds the meaning of wealth to the theme of reproduction. (More extensionsPlease read: Swastika in the Complete Collection of Chinese Folk Paper-cut Patterns)
