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Zhu Manhua Papercuts Art Gallery: an art on fingertip

2014/9/18 15:31:42   source:sdchina.com

  Zhu Manhua and her papercut work—Eight-seven Immortals (Source: sdphoto.com.cn. Photo by Liu Dulong)

 American friend Williams Loves the “Fu” character given by Zhu Manhua as a gift (Source: sdphoto.com.cn. Photo by Wu Meng)

  Papercut, with a long history and profound cultural connotation, is an important ingredient of Chinese traditional folk customs. Though papercuts art varies, Yantai Papercuts, one of Jiaodong Papercuts, still stand out with the features in smooth lines and great ingenuity, making itself a bright star in Chinese Papercuts Art. On Sept. 18, the interview team of "Hometown of Confucius, Shandong China" Coverage Activity of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities visits Zhu Manhua Papercuts Art Gallery in Yantai Mountain and takes a close look at papercuts art of Yantai.

  Zhu Manhua, a great matchless master in Chinese Papercuts Circle, is awarded as the “Live Card” of Yantai. For the past many years, Zhu Manhua has won countless awards at home and abroad. Once there is a joke that as long as Zhu takes part in a match, whatever the match is, the Gold Award will be hers.

  Papercut, which originated in China, has been very popular among the ordinary people of China. The first papercut can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386-581) period. The initiation and spread of papercuts had a close relationship with Chinese rural festivals. People pasted papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals to enhance the festive atmosphere. Chinese papercuts are rich in content. The auspicious designs symbolize good luck and the avoidance of evil.

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