Chinese paper-cutting is a kind of folk art that uses scissors or carving knives to cut patterns on paper to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. The art of paper-cutting in China has a history of 1500 years. The paper-cutting skills has become quite mature.

After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the art of paper-cutting flourished. In the Tang Dynasty, some poems that specifically describing paper-cutting appeared. The poems described the graceful movements of the Tang dynasty beauties in paper-cutting and the beautiful effects of the cut flowers, birds, and insects. In the Song Dynasty, the paper-cutting industry and famous paper-cutting experts began to appear. In the Song Dynasty, paper-cutting became popular; the Ming and Qing Dynasties were the peak period of paper-cutting.

Paper-cutting can be classified by patterns, which can be roughly divided into: figures, birds and beasts, characters, utensils, scales, flowers and trees, fruits and vegetables, insects, landscapes, etc. Some people have proposed to add two categories of world rare and modern artifacts, totaling 11 categories. From a technical point of view, paper-cutting is actually hollowing out and cutting on paper to make it present the image to be expressed. The Chinese working people rely on their own ingenuity, in their long-term artistic practice and life practice, to temper this art form to perfection.

Because the tools and materials of paper-cutting are simple and popular, the techniques are easy to master, and they have the irreplaceable characteristics of other art categories. Therefore, the art of paper-cutting has been passed down to this day, almost all over my country's cities and villages, and won the love and praise of the people.

Paper-cutting art is one of the oldest Chinese folk art. As a hollow art, it can give people a visually transparent feeling and artistic enjoyment. Paper-cutting Use scissors to cut paper into various patterns, such as window grilles, door papers, wall flowers, ceiling flowers, and lantern flowers. During festivals or wedding celebrations, people put beautiful and bright paper-cuts on the windows, walls, doors and lanterns of their homes.

In China, there are many ordinary people who know how to cut paper. Chinese paper-cutting art blends with social life and is an important part of various folk activities. There are many contents of paper-cutting art. On May 20, 2006, the paper-cut art heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. It was selected as the "List of Representatives of Human Intangible Cultural Heritage."