Promotion of paper-cutting in Yu County by the Folk Paper-cutting Association
The Yuxian Paper-cutting Industry Association was established on September 3, 2001. It consists of two organizations: the Yuxian Paper-cutting Production and Operation Qualification Review Committee and the Yuxian Paper-cutting Theoretical Research and Technology Innovation Leadership Group. On November 26, 2009, it was renamed Yuxian Paper-cutting Association, and its departments were adjusted to three at the same time, namely the Organizational Liaison Department, Theoretical Qualification Department, and Industrial Service Department.
After its establishment, under the leadership of the county party committee and the county government, and with the strong support and cooperation of the relevant county departments, “Through the joint efforts of individual staff of the association, it has played its due role in the development and growth of Yu County paper-cutting. It has a positive effect. It has promoted the inheritance and private development of paper-cutting art in Yuxian County, and promoted the upgrading and growth of the paper-cutting specialty industry in Yuxian County." The association "organizes and guides paper-cutting artists and researchers to conduct in-depth research on the development of paper-cutting, making theoretical research a huge driving force for industrial development. The association founded the journal "Yuxian Paper-cutting" to gather the cleverness of a group of folk artists Get up, brainstorm, strengthen communication, and share research results."
The Yu County Paper-cutting Association cooperated with the Yu County Propaganda Department to produce a large number of programs and manuscripts to promote Yu County paper-cutting. We have cooperated with multiple programs such as "Xinwen Lianbo", "News 30 Minutes", "Traveling in China", "Search the World", "Instant World", "Getting Rich" and other eleven programs, and shot a large number of promotional videos." Participated in reception of various activities, such as the "Diplomats See Yuzhou" Photography and Collection Activity held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the "Focus on Hebei" Photography and Collection Activity hosted by the Foreign Propaganda Bureau of the Hebei Provincial Committee and the Wuzhou Communication Center of the State Council Information Office. It also actively builds an external communication platform for Yuxian paper-cutting by cooperating with relevant government departments to organize large-scale activities, such as the special working meeting on paper-cutting in China’s folk cultural heritage rescue project in August 2003 and the first China Paper-cutting Art Festival in August 2010. Successfully held in Yu County. Through solid work, the Yu County Paper-cutting Association has made great efforts to improve the external knowledge of Yu County’s paper-cutting.It has played a very positive role in helping the paper-cutting industry flourish and forming a brand in Yuxian paper-cutting, which has greatly promoted the inheritance, inheritance, development and protection of Yuxian paper-cutting skills.
