The integration of traditional Chinese folk paper-cut culture and international Chinese teaching
Paper-cutting is a Chinese folk art form and a folk art with a long history. But in international Chinese teaching, it is an integral part of cultural teaching. Therefore, in teaching, paper-cutting should be positioned at the level of cultural teaching. This is a teaching concept that should be clear in paper-cutting teaching in international Chinese teaching. Compared with paper-cutting skills, what is more important is cultural interpretation.
Paper-cutting itself contains rich Chinese culture. First of all, paper-cutting is a carrier of Chinese auspicious culture. When it comes to paper-cutting, the most well-known thing is window cuts. Chinese people have the custom of putting up window grilles during the New Year. The patterns they put on window grilles contain rich auspicious cultural connotations, such as fish and lotus flower window grilles. In Chinese, "fish" and "surplus" are homophonic, so in Chinese culture, fish has become a symbol of wealth and abundance. The lotus is an auspicious flower in Buddhism, and the Chinese also regard the lotus as a symbol of peace.
In Chinese, "Lotus" and "Lian" are homophones, so "Lotus" also has a continuous meaning. Fish and lotus appear together in the window grilles, which means that there will be more than one year after another. Similar paper-cut patterns include peonies, peacocks, plum blossoms, etc., which I won’t go into details here. Secondly, paper-cutting is also the carrier of Chinas unique regional culture and folk culture. Paper-cutting is the most popular folk art in China and can be found almost all over the country. Different regions and different ethnic groups have their own unique paper-cutting. The local regional culture and unique national culture can also be reflected through paper-cutting.
For example, the Manchus in the Changbai Mountains in the Northeast region believe in shamanism, so a large number of images of gods and monsters related to their beliefs appear in local paper-cuts. In the paper-cutting in Inner Mongolia, we can see a large number of animal images such as cattle, sheep, and horses, as well as some pictures of shepherds and horses, which are reflections and reactions of local nomadic culture. Therefore, in international Chinese teaching, paper-cutting teaching should be used as a form of cultural teaching, and Chinas auspicious culture, regional culture and folk culture should be spread through paper-cutting.wait. This is the teaching concept that should be established in paper-cutting teaching in international Chinese teaching.
