Huxian county is located 40 kilometers west of Xi city. Huxian paper-cutting began in the 1950s, and has been continuously improved and sublimated for more than 40 years. Now it has gradually stepped out of Huxian County, towards the whole country and the world, and has become one of the most influential rural painting towns in China, and is regarded as a typical rural cultural construction in China. From 65438 to 0988, Huxian County was officially named as "the hometown of modern folk painting in China" by the Ministry of Culture.
Folk paper-cuts in Huxian County are all made by obscure old ladies and clever daughters-in-law, expressing their love for a happy life and good expectations.
In the revolutionary holy land of Yan 'an, paper-cutting and folk songs are folk arts passed down from generation to generation. Their history is not recorded in the literature, but passed down from generation to generation. Locals call paper-cutting "ancient flowers". Paper-cutting is a traditional craft of local women, and its patterns, copying, skills and techniques are only passed down from mother to daughter. In farming civilization, female workers are a compulsory course for women. In northern Shaanxi, paper-cutting and embroidery have almost become girls' facades. "Cleverness" is an important criterion for men to measure women. The older generation in northern Shaanxi still remember a saying that it is good for Mo Wen people to be blind, as long as they are capable.
Paper-cutting in caves, which was originally used to decorate and beautify life, has been passed down from generation to generation by working women, forming a simple, vivid and strong free style, reflecting the simple thoughts and feelings of working women in northern Shaanxi and their love for life. Ansai paper-cut has various forms and rich contents, including flowers, birds, fish and insects, fruits and vegetables, livestock and animals, some people have trees and all the beauty of nature.
In fact, there are many books about paper-cutting. You can find them in a bigger bookstore. Shaanxi is very famous, and it is almost mentioned in many books. Baidu Library can be downloaded. The above is part of it. You can download it.