Thepaper-cutisoneofChinesemostpopularfolkart,maytracetheA.D.forsixcenturiesaccordingtoarchaeologyitshistory,butthepeoplethoughtitsrealitystartsthetimetocomparethisalsotohaveearlyseveralhundredyears.Paper-cutcommonlyusedtoreligiousrite,aspectandsoondecorationandplasticarts.

　　Inpast,thepeoplemakethedissimilarinshapeandformphysicalimageandtheportraitafterthecommonlyusedpaper,buriestogetherwiththedeadoratthefuneralburns,thiscustombeyondtheborderChinasometimesstillobviously.Paper-cutartgenerallyallhasthesymbolicsignificance,alsoisathiskindofceremonypart;Inadditionthepaper-cutalsoservesasthesacrificialofferingancestorandthedeityusestheofferingthewidget.

　　Becauseitsmaterialisprobablyeasy,thecostinexpensive,theeffectstandssees,theadaptionsurfaceisbroadandgenerallyiswelcome;Becauseitmostsuitstheruralwomenleisuremanufacture,bothmaydopractical,andmaybeautifythelife.Eachplaceallcanseethepaper-cut,evenhasformedthedifferentplacestyleschool.Thepaper-cutnotonlyhasdisplayedpopulace'sesthetichobby,andholdingnationality'ssocialin-depthpsychology,alsoisChinamosthasoneofcharacteristicpeopleskills,itsmodellingcharacteristicespeciallyisworthstudying.

　　Now,thepaper-cutaremanyisusesintodecorate.Thepaper-cutmayuseintoembellishthewall,thewindowsanddoors,FangZhu,themirror,thelampandthelanternandsoon,alsomaymakeusingoftheembellishmentforthepresent,evenpaper-cutitselfalsomaybestowtheotherpeopleasthegift.Peoplebeforealsooftenmakesthepaper-cutembroidersthefloweredandthepaintingartmodel.

　　Thepaper-cutisnotbutisbymanuallymakeswiththemachine,thecommonlyusedmethodhastwokinds:Thescissorscutwiththeknifecut.