The Origin and Brief History of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting
The art of paper-cutting originated from human beings' awe and worship of nature. In ancient times, our ancestors regarded various mysterious phenomena as the actions of destiny ghosts and gods, and offered sacrifices, worship, divination, and prayed for the protection and blessings of the gods. This gave rise to primitive witchcraft rituals and primitive witchcraft culture.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, my country has entered a feudal society from a slave society, and religion has gradually shifted from the concept of destiny, ghosts and gods in witchcraft to the patriarchal ethics of etiquette. People began to respect etiquette and perform rituals in everything. This kind of ceremonial activities further developed the witchcraft activities, and our countrys folk paper-cutting came into being along with various ceremonial activities.
Paper-cutting is the product of our countrys sages using their wisdom and talents. It is a kind of folk art that uses paper to cut out various images. It is small in form and embodies the honest and simple national style and profound connotation. Paper-cutting art is an ancient art that exists among the people. It is an artistic image with a high degree of generality, strong exaggeration and rich decoration. It is an important part of traditional Chinese art.
