Chinese Traditional Paper-Cut - Cowherd

The paper-cut is one of the popular and particular art of Chinese folk arts.It is distributed all over China and is divided into many groups by the region.We can see the different recognitions to the lives of Chinese people by them.They are fine and smooth, rough, simple or overstate.In the ancient ages, all of the paper-cuts had it´s typical meanings.The paper-cuts in their early stages related to the fete of the Numen, or to the call of soul, or to hold a memorial ceremony for the Ghost.For example, in the poem of DUPU said: "The warm water warms my feet, the paper-cut attracts my soul" In these days, the MIAO nation of China has the wizard custom of cutting ghost or the Numen and putting them on the byre or their door.In the later days, people made all kinds of things and persons with paper and buried or burned them together with the dead.We can see the custom outside of China often.Moreover, the paper-cut is used for the decoration of holding a memorial ceremony for the forebear or Ghost.Now, the China folk paper-cut is used for decoration of wall, door window, chest, mirror and lamp.It can be used for adorning presents.It can also be used as gift too.In the later days, people often take paper-cut as the model of embroidery and spray-paint.The skilled Chinese folk craft-men can cut all kinds of pictures with their fancies only.So, the same paper-cut will have differences by different craft-men.It will have differences on the same work even by the same craft-man and that is why they are enjoyed by people all over the world.

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