Paper cut (Yiwulu Mountain Manchu paper cut)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: paper cut

Applicant: Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province

Project No.: 315

Project No.: Ⅶ - 16

Time of publication: 2006 (the first batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Liaoning Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province

Protected by: Jinzhou cultural performing arts group (Jinzhou public cultural service center)

Introduction to paper cutting (Yiwulu Mountain Manchu paper cutting)

Applicant: Jinzhou City, Liaoning Province

The folk paper-cut art of Manchu in Yiwulu Mountain area is mainly manifested in the primitive worship of natural God, ancestor god, reproduction and reproduction and Manchu customs. In the primitive worship activities of the Manchu people in Yiwulu Mountain area, totem images are often created, or the images of gods are carved with bark and animal skin, or the images of God puppets are carved with wood, etc. This kind of ritual statue activity has developed into a kind of paper-cut art over the years. It not only retains the humanistic characteristics of Manchu in Northeast China, but also has a unique artistic form and rich connotation of Shaman culture. It is an important historical material for the study of national cultural integration.

Yiwulu Mountain Manchu folk paper cutting is not only rich in content, but also simple in shape and simple in pattern. It doesn't need complicated and meticulous cutting method, and doesn't need delicate and accurate modeling. Instead, it mainly wins by its broad and grand bearing and the charm of Pu Zhuo Gu Mao.

For hundreds of years, this kind of Manchu folk paper-cut art has been handed down from generation to generation in Beining City, Linghai City, Fuxin city and Yixian County in Yiwulu Mountain area. In many urban and rural areas, many women participate in paper-cut activities, resulting in many highly skilled and fruitful artists, forming a pedigree handed down from their ancestors. At present, more than ten genealogies such as Hou Guizhi, Ma Fengyun, Huang Lianyu and Wang Xiuxia are still inherited. With the gradual death of the older generation of artists, there will be no successors, and they may decline at any time under the impact of modern lifestyle. Therefore, it is necessary to make a plan to protect this ancient folk art.