Yuxian paper-cutting appears in many related paper-cutting research works
As an art form with a history of more than a thousand years, paper-cutting is not taken seriously by the mainstream of society because of its popularity among the people. There are few records in the vast ancient classics, and it is only found in poems and essays describing folk scenes. There are only a few simple sentences left in the novel. The first person to study Chinese paper-cutting was German sinologist Wilhelm Gruber. "In "About Beijing Folklore" published in 1901, he focused on introducing many embroidery patterns in Beijing and made some explanations of their meanings. I gave a more detailed explanation." Until the 1920s, Diao Yi, a Chinese scholar, systematically collected paper-cuts and used them as evidence for custom research. "In 1946, poet Ai Qing and artist Jiang Feng published my countrys first collection of paper-cutting in modern times, Folk Paper-cutting." Since then, monographs on the study of folk paper-cutting in my country have been published one after another.
Because Yuxian paper-cutting is unique among the many folk paper-cutting categories in my country, many monographs on paper-cutting have specific chapters to introduce it. The lengths vary, and the content covers the spread area, production methods, and art. Features etc. For example, "Introduction and Appreciation of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting" edited by Zhang Daoyi, "Chinese Folk Paper-cutting" written by Lu Shengzhong, "Folk Paper-cutting" written by Xu Yiyi, and "Hebei Paper-cutting Art and Its History and Culture" co-authored by teachers from the School of Art of Hebei University Li Wei and Shao Lingli Research", "Paper-cut Art" by Bao Jiahu, "Traditional Chinese Paper-cut" by Guo Mei, "Paper-cut Culture" by Wang Guangmin, "History of Chinese Folk Paper-cut Art" by Erbu Shucun, Pan Lusheng and Miao Hong "Paper-cut" co-authored by Lei, etc. In 2007, Zhang Jingjuan and Li Youyous book "Paper-cutting Journey" included a chapter in the Yuxian Window Pane Opera. Based on paper-cutting artist Ren Yudes experience of observing temple mural figures and learning paper-cutting techniques, he concluded that "opera has a great influence on Yuxian paper-cutting." The murals in Yuxian temples also played a vital role."
