Paper cut (Ruichang paper cut)

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

Applicant: Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province

Project No.: 315

Project No.: Ⅶ - 16

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Jiangxi Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province

Protection unit: Ruichang Cultural Center

Introduction to paper cutting (Ruichang paper cutting)

Applicant: Ruichang City, Jiangxi Province

Ruichang, located in the north of Jiangxi Province and the South Bank of the Yangtze River, is the center of the cultural convergence between the north and the south. The paper-cut art spread in Ruichang area of Jiangxi Province has formed a unique style through the inheritance and development of folk artists in past dynasties, and has become an influential folk art in the country. Ruichang paper-cut combines the different characteristics of the north and the south to form its own unique style features, including the delicate, beautiful, rigorous feminine beauty, and the simple, solid, bold masculine beauty. Yin and Yang complement each other, virtual and real, hardness and softness, unique Fengshen. The theme of Ruichang paper-cut is very individual, and the most common theme is the combination of yin and Yang. In terms of creation, Ruichang paper-cut often breaks through the limitation of time and space, and creates sometimes vague and sometimes clear artistic effects with the non hollowed out paper-cut technique that people usually do not or dare not adopt, showing implicit and implicit verve and hazy and mysterious meaning.

Ruichang paper-cut is mainly inherited by rural women, and it has been inherited in the way of family. It completely retains the original flavor of the ancient folk traditional paper-cut, reflecting the unique historical and folk art research value. Under the impact of the market economy and the influence of foreign culture, the traditional folk custom of Ruichang is gradually declining. The living environment of Ruichang paper-cut has changed and is facing the risk of loss. If it is not rescued in time, the consequences will be worrisome.