Yu County folk paper-cutting develops during protection
Those modern handicraft paper-cuts that have lost their "original flavor" after entering the market can be allowed to develop. Support and encouragement should be given to this kind of Yuxian paper-cut products that have been innovative and adapted to market requirements. Protect it during development. This kind of protection method is a protection method that combines the art of paper-cutting with market guidance in the new historical period. It relies on the market to gain lasting development momentum and enables modern handicraft paper-cutting to follow the path of sustainable development. During the field survey interview, Jiao Xinde, director of Jiaos Paper-cutting Factory in Nanzhangzhuang, Yuxian County, believed that Yuxian paper-cutting is both a work of art and a commodity. After all, it must flow to the market, and its sales in the market determine its vitality. Yuxian paper-cutting has a history of more than 200 years. The reason why it is so popular today is because its creation and inheritance are always combined with market operations. Although it has experienced the turmoil of wars such as the Japanese invasion of China and the Kuomintangs civil war; and suffered historical twists and turns during the "Cultural Revolution" such as the destruction of the "four olds" and the overthrow of the "feudal capitalists", Yu Countys paper-cutting art has never stopped, because as long as the market As long as the demand lasts, artists will not give up. After the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, folk paper-cutting, together with various undertakings across the country, gradually recovered from the ruins of the catastrophe and regained vitality.
Since the 1980s, the creation of paper-cutting in Yu County has experienced unprecedented prosperity. The original state-owned enterprises and collective enterprises have achieved great results again, and individual paper-cutting processing has also sprung up. As output increases, artistic quality improves, further opening up sales. At present, orders from the international market account for 80% to 90% of the total sales of paper-cutting in Yuxian County, which are exported to more than 40 countries and regions such as Japan, South Korea, the United States, Canada, and Italy; the domestic market mainly accepts orders from some TV stations, publishing houses, institutions, groups or departments Personal orders have mainly formed a relatively stable batch contract order, with a retail marketing pattern. In the process of adapting to the market, Yuxian paper-cutting has gradually acquired more and more distinct characteristics as consumer goods, becoming a cultural commodity with strong local characteristics.
Through the combination with various tourism products and decorative products, Yuxian ModernHandicraft paper-cutting has embarked on a path of economic and industrial development. Not only are the paper-cut works themselves realizing their value through economic means, paper-cut patterns have also begun to be used in various decorations and tourism products. As long as such decorative products and tourism products continue to exist and develop, the paper-cuts that depend on them will be Art will continue to develop. This method of protection and development is the product of Yu Countys paper-cutting art adapting to the new era, and is an inevitable manifestation of this ancient folk arts revitalization of its strong vitality in the new historical period. In short, in order to protect and stimulate the vitality of Yuxian paper-cutting art and further promote Yuxian paper-cutting art, we must adhere to the principles of protection and development, inheritance and innovation, and continuously summarize and explore it among the people. Yuxian paper-cutting art is a "living" art form. With the development of society, its own form and connotation are also constantly developing. Economically, we should follow the path of industrialization, develop tourism products and daily necessities, and rely on economic income to achieve self-existence and development. In terms of level, we should take the path of high-quality collection, improve the awareness of high-quality products, and increase the value of paper-cut works. This series of exploration methods are new ideas and new methods for the development of paper-cutting art in Yuxian County at this stage. Only in this way can the living art of paper-cutting in Yuxian County be carried forward.
