Huangdao Xin’an paper-cutting artist—Guan Ru

In order to better understand Xin'an paper-cutting, we visited the paper-cutting artist Guan Ru. After investigating Guan Rus experience, we found out that she graduated from a technical secondary school and later studied medicine. I saw her resume, which is all related to paper-cutting. She is the deputy secretary-general of the Qingdao Development Zone Paper-cutting Artists Association and a member of the Qingdao Folk Writers and Artists Association. Born in September 1970, he learned Xin'an paper-cutting from his mother when he was a child. He has never stopped. He has won many awards in middle school. His works combine the essence of folk paper-cutting art with his own innovation, with smooth lines and profound meanings, gradually forming his own style. In 2007, two paper-cuts of "Guanyin" were collected by Qingdao Huangdao District Charity Federation. In 2006, he won the silver medal in the "Xin'an Cup" Shandong Province Paper-cut Art Works Invitational Exhibition. In 2007, he won the gold medal in the "Xin'an Cup" Shandong Province Paper-cut Art Works Invitational Exhibition. In 2008, he won the "Xin'an Cup" Qingdao City Folk Crafts Exhibition to Celebrate the Olympic Games. Exhibition" won the Excellence Award.

She was discovered during a paper-cutting competition held in the office 10 years ago. She stood out, became famous and was recognized by everyone. She studied under her mother and inherited and developed her mothers skills. Guan Rus mother learned from her eldest sister when she was 12 years old. Guan Rus mother has brought many apprentices throughout her life. She is now over 80 years old. Most of the paper-cutting elders were taught by her mother herself, and these elders can be found almost in the entire village. At that time, the whole village made a living by paper-cutting. During the Chinese New Year, they all cut the window grilles, corner flowers, window curtains, etc. from red paper. After cutting, they sold them in the market to earn some money to support their families. At that time, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, and little girls would cut paper, and the family would sell it in the market. (More reading: Paper-cutting in Xin’an Primary School—The inheritance of Xin’an paper-cutting in Huangdao)