Paper-cutting, also called paper engraving, is one of the oldest folk arts of Han nationality in China, and its history can be traced back to the 6th century. Window cut or paper cut. The difference is that when creating, some use scissors and some use carving knives. Although the tools are different, the artistic works created are basically the same, which is collectively called paper-cutting. Paper-cutting is a kind of hollow art, which gives people a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment visually. Its carrier can be paper, gold foil, silver foil, bark, leaves, cloth, leather and other sheet materials.

Shadow play, also known as "shadow play" or "light shadow play", is a kind of silhouette of people made of animal skin or cardboard, which is performed with bright cloth under the illumination of light. It is one of the puppet shows widely circulated among the people in China. In the performance, the artists manipulated the opera characters behind the white curtain, sang stories with local popular tunes, and matched them with percussion instruments and strings, which had a strong local flavor. Shadow play is an ancient traditional folk art in China, and old Beijingers call it "donkey shadow play".