The significance of research on folk paper-cutting | Zigong folk paper-cutting culture
As far as my countrys paper-cutting art is concerned, it is not only the worlds intangible cultural heritage, but also the precious spiritual wealth of the entire Chinese nation. my countrys paper-cutting is widely distributed, and each region has its own expression techniques and themes. With the Yangtze River as the boundary, it can be roughly divided into northern paper-cutting, mainly in Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, and Shaanxi, and northern paper-cutting, mainly in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Guangzhou, and Sichuan. Lords Southern paper cutout. As we all know, northern paper-cutting is mainly rough, natural and simple; southern paper-cutting is graceful, delicate, delicate and delicate. But in addition, there is another kind of paper-cutting, which combines the clumsiness of the north and the delicacy of the south. This is Sichuan Zigong paper-cutting.
Zigong paper-cutting has its own unique artistry. It is clumsy but skillful, simple and vivid, and its subject matter is also very regional. It was formed in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, and developed in the 1980s and 1990s. It once became a unique specialty of Sichuan paper-cutting and was exported to many countries in Asia and Europe. For a time, the "Chinese Zigong Paper-cutting" became famous at home and abroad. As a folk art, Zigong paper-cutting is also rooted in peoples daily production activities. The expression of its subject matter has a strong regional character of Bashu. The unique artistic style and art form developed by it are worthy of study. The significance of studying Zigong paper-cutting is as follows: 1. Comprehensively and systematically sort out the production techniques, development history, aesthetic characteristics and cultural inheritance of Zigong local paper-cutting art. 2. Enrich the research fields of Sichuan folk art and Bashu aesthetic culture. 3. Under the background of the new era, promote the new development of Zigong and Sichuan paper-cut art. 4. Conducive to the protection, tradition and development of Sichuan’s intangible cultural heritage.
