Year of the Tiger Paper-cutting Year of the Tiger Hot Sale
The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Tiger, is coming. Looking at the national paper art market, paper-cutting in the Year of the Tiger is even more popular among people this year. Judging from the sales news reported from various places, there is a craze for Chinese red paper-cutting this year. Since the Lunar New Year is the Year of the Tiger, the craze for paper-cutting with tiger elements has quietly emerged, which is stimulating the market of folk culture handicrafts. While prosperous, it also allows people to deepen their understanding and recognition of traditional culture.
News from Xinhuanet: February 14th is the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar. At present, all kinds of "Chinese red" paper-cuts in the shape of tigers are more popular than usual across the country. Each piece of festive and exquisite paper-cutting expresses everyone’s best wishes for the New Year.
In Shanxi, with the arrival of the Year of the Tiger, "tiger element" paper-cuts are selling for good prices. On New Years Eve in 2010, the 5,000 "tiger paper-cut calendars" produced by folk artists in Guangling County have been sold out. Now they are still working overtime to make the "tiger head" called "Five Blessings". It is understood that the "Five Blessings" consist of five different tiger shapes. Although the prices are high, some even as high as a thousand yuan, more than 300 pieces have been sold.
“Chinese people pay great attention to auspiciousness during the New Year. Red paper-cuts are posted on doors, windows, bedside, or places they like. It looks very festive at first glance.” Zhao Yanqian, who lives in Shuangta West Street, Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, specially chose a set Make paper-cuts of the twelve zodiac animals and prepare to decorate your home with your family on New Year’s Eve.
"What is cut out is culture, and what remains in peoples hearts is also culture. During the annual Spring Festival, Chinas paper-cutting art is being loved by more people at home and abroad, which is a symbol of the enduring prosperity of Chinas ancient traditional art." said Sun Liping, director of the Institute of History of the Shanxi Academy of Social Sciences.
