Symbolic art is the driving force for the development of Chinese folk paper-cutting
"The Chinese people have formed their own ideas and ways of thinking in their own social living environment. These ideas are not only the roots of Chinese traditional folk culture, but also reflect the inheritance of folk culture and history, and the vast majority of The collective nature of peoples participation in cultural creation reflects the prescriptive nature of human cultural essence that rises from natural requirements to cultural requirements."
Therefore, when talking about the development of paper-cutting, we cannot avoid discussing the inheritance and innovation of culture. I think the development of culture is like a person walking on two legs. When the left foot is in front and the right foot is in Later, the left foot stands at the forefront of the times and can be regarded as modern innovation, and the right foot becomes tradition. Then, when the right foot steps in front, the right foot is regarded as modern innovation again, and the left foot becomes tradition. So, the art of paper-cutting has come step by step in Chinese history, and it also involves issues of inheritance and innovation. As the times have developed to this day, the symbolic meanings of traditional paper-cutting and modern paper-cutting have undergone some changes. Traditional paper-cutting can no longer be integrated with the survival concept of modern society. How can we pass on the art of paper-cutting that has been passed down for thousands of years? Where will the Chinese folk paper-cutting art go? This is a problem that needs to be solved urgently before people. I believe that symbolism is the core of the inheritance and the driving force behind the development of paper-cutting art, because the creations of folk artists and the appreciation and recognition of paper-cutting by the general public are more about the symbolic connotation of paper-cutting.
