The inheritance and innovation of symbols in Chinese folk paper-cut art
The symbolic connotation of folk paper-cutting is the Chinese people’s inner wish for blessings and blessings. It is an original cultural narrative method that has been passed down orally and heart-to-heart by countless generations of working people for thousands of years. It has inherited and developed China’s excellent cultural traditions. . Folk paper-cutting is not only a universal and multi-ethnic intangible culture of the Chinese nation, but also has extensive and close connections with China’s traditional farming lifestyle, from traditional festival culture to folk life of weddings and funerals, Han nationality and ethnic minorities. National clothing culture, belief (shaman customs) culture in different regions, and folk paper-cutting all play an important role in symbolizing cultural space and memory of ethnic groups' lives. Only by recognizing these memories can we truly understand its connotation and significance as intangible culture. Only the continued development of culture can retain the "roots" of a nation. Therefore, these cultural traditions should be respected and their unique cultural space should be revealed.
Some people may also have a prejudice against the symbolic meaning of paper-cutting art. For example, witchcraft paper-cutting will be considered a relic of feudal dross; worship of nature will be considered ignorant. What is more true is that the common people are at the lower level of society, and paper-cutting is an artistic behavior they produce in the process of life. The public consciousness implicitly reflected in the symbol of paper-cutting art is precisely the peoples outlook on life and values ??of self-improvement. Its subject matter, The form is healthy and positive. The art of paper-cutting has gone through thousands of years of development and has been passed down to the present. Its mysterious symbolic coat is the rare essence of our culture. Protect cultural spaces related to paper-cutting to ensure the inheritance and development of paper-cutting symbolic culture.
The artistic and cultural space of paper-cutting patterns is closely integrated with the traditional national festivals. Therefore, in order to protect the cultural space related to paper-cutting, we should respect the various festivals where paper-cutting can fully exert its functions, such as cutting wedding flowers, Cutting window grilles during the New Year, as well as customs and beliefs in many places (mostly ethnic minority clothing customs and witchcraft customs), these are the most original things that best express the theme of life and values. They should be respected and protected, and do not go Interference and respecting the conventional ways of life will be passed down naturally. We don’t even need to take too many artificial protective measures. We must guide people to respectTo value national cultural space, we need to eliminate cultural prejudices, and through the joint efforts of the whole society and the promotion of the media, the art and culture of paper-cutting can get the respect and status it deserves. At the same time, we also found that protecting the intangible culture of paper-cutting should be done more outside the mainstream cultural circle and together with the real inheritors, so as to influence past cultural prejudices and establish a real group for the inheritance of intangible culture. of humanistic spirit.
