The development status of folk paper-cutting culture in northern Shaanxi
As an important part of northern Shaanxi folk culture, folk paper-cutting in northern Shaanxi is well-known among thousands of households. In northern Shaanxi, paper-cutting has appeared in farmers' families in the past and has now moved into urban life. Especially during festivals and happy events, paper-cutting is an important item to pray for a happy life and a prosperous life in the coming year. fire. The cultural centers of cities and counties in northern Shaanxi store excellent local folk arts, among which folk paper-cutting accounts for a large proportion. Folk paper-cutting has also become the core of northern Shaanxi culture.
Northern Shaanxi folk paper-cutting embodies the typical cultural characteristics of northwest folk paper-cutting, inheriting the profound heritage of Zhou and Han ritual culture. The concept of "men farming and women weaving" is deeply rooted. There is a great contrast between men and women in terms of lifestyle and moral pursuits. In the northern Shaanxi region, the main manifestations are as follows: men are in charge of the house, work hard and work hard, and live a simple life; women are in charge of the house, raise children, and are diligent, simple, delicate and dexterous in life. "Northern Shaanxi paper-cutting basically follows the cultural construction principle of the intersection of local inheritance and foreign communication, and the combination of geographical features and humanistic characteristics. Among the main themes of simplicity, grandeur, and frankness, there are some different characteristics of roughness, exquisiteness, and weirdness. ." For example, the works of Zhang Linzhao (Fuxian, Yan'an) are full of frustration and bitterness, often breaking through the limitations of time and space to express the concept of complete images; the works of Cao Dianxiang (Ansai, Yan'an) are sophisticated and solemn, clumsy but clever, with simple and decorative interiors; Wang Lanpan (Yan'an Luochuan)s works are clear in black and white, with a strong sense of rhythm, and the cutting is crisp and informal.
In recent years, folk paper-cutting in northern Shaanxi has been widely spread and has far-reaching influence. As the country attaches great importance to folk culture, many folk arts have received national cultural protection, and Northern Shaanxi paper-cutting has also been included in the list of Chinas intangible cultural heritage. Many paper-cutting masters who live deep in the mountains are respected and cherished by the art world. They go out of the ravines and display their creative mood, thoughts, and methods of paper-cutting in my countrys metropolises. They put their simple spiritual world, kind hearts, and The love of life is pinned on small pieces of paper. Ku Shulan is my countrys first paper-cutting master named "World Folk Craft Master" by UNESCO. The famous &ldqu in northern Shaanxio; the hometown of paper-cutting, Ansai has become a shining pearl in the folk paper-cutting art area, inlaid on the Loess Plateau of China. Since the 1980s, Ansai paper-cutting has been exhibited abroad many times, and folk paper-cutting masters have performed on-site, skillfully His skills have been appreciated from all over the world, and he has won reputation for the folk art of the motherland and the Loess Plateau of northern Shaanxi.
