Women’s Day is approaching, centenarians offer paper-cutting gifts
According to a reporter from Yangzi Evening News, a nearly 114-year-old man in Jiangsu made a beautiful painting with his 72-year-old daughter in order to welcome the upcoming International Women’s Day. Paper-cut work, since this year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, this exquisite paper-cut work embodies the blessings and joy of the centenarian and her 70-year-old daughter. In the paper-cut works, the Arabic numerals representing the centenary and the traditional Chinese phoenix, which represents auspiciousness, are specially combined to express the best wishes of the elderly.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, Hu Jiazhi, a 114-year-old man from Nanjing, and his 72-year-old daughter Yuan Zhenhong spent more than a month to create a themed paper-cut work to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. The old mans joyful mood. The three phoenixes and hundred knots (Chinese knots) in the pattern symbolize Womens Day, the Arabic numeral 100 means a hundred years, and the four peace doves and two evergreens mean long live peace.
It is understood that Hu Jiazhi, 114 years old this year, is a famous folk paper-cut artist and the oldest "oldest person" in Jiangsu Province. He has been creating paper-cuts for more than 100 years.
