Huangdao’s Xin’an paper-cutting

As a representative of Huangdao local paper-cutting, Xin'an paper-cutting has a long history, a clear inheritance, and many successors. For example, Xin'an Primary School has a paper-cutting course. The Xin'an Paper-cutting Art Center was officially established on March 28, 2008. It has strong support from the government and has excellent paper-cutting works by Huangdao folk artists. The Paper-cutting Art Center is a window for Xin'an paper-cutting to be displayed to the outside world.

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Xin'ans paper-cut works in Huangdao

Xin'an paper-cutting in Huangdao has a long history, more than 300 years ago. It was sent to the palace as a tribute as early as the Qing Dynasty and was very popular with the royal family. In the Xin'an Folk Museum, we saw the remaining works of paper-cutting from the Qing Dynasty. , the paper used is black, there are two figures and two patterns, the collection is well preserved, it is about the size of a palm, and the patterns are exquisite. It is said that it was accidentally discovered in a book, but it was slightly faded. This is enough to show that Xin'an paper-cutting art has a long history and superb level. (Reference reading: The history of paper-cutting in Yu County) In recent years, Xin'an paper-cutting has received attention from governments at all levels. In 2006, Huangdao paper-cutting was listed as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage by Shandong Province. Xin'an paper-cutting is regarded as an intangible cultural heritage. part of Huangdao and occupies an important position in Huangdao.

At the Xin'an Paper-cut Art Center, we found that the art center has a large number of excellent paper-cut works, and saw the works of Huangdao paper-cut artists such as Jiao Lihua and Guan Ru. Guan Rus work "Peking Opera Mask" is exquisite in technique. Delicate and elegant, each work vaguely reveals the gentle beauty of women. It can be said to be the representative of contemporary Xin'an paper-cutting. Later, we also interviewed her specifically. As an inheritor, she shoulders a great responsibility. In the face of inheritance and the development of modern markets, we need both inheritance and development. How to inherit and develop? How to deal with the contradictions? This is the current problem we are facing. In an exhibition hall, we were surprised to find that there were paper-cut works from Xin'an Primary School, and the paper-cutting skills were not inferior at all. The paper-cutting was immature yet childlike.