Chongqing Paper-cut

Chongqing Paper-cut includes Beibei Paper-cut and Yanxing Paper-cut.

Beibei Paper-cut has a long history of 1,500 years. It's expression style, coming from Chinese Southern Paper-cut, includes elegant softness, exquisite pattern and realistic technique. It presents the regional features and local characteristics of Bayu on very small paper. Moreover, it uses the skills from other regions to form a unique style.

Yanxing Paper-cut comes from old local arts. It absorbs the expression styles of traditional Chinese painting, engraving, poker-picture and patch-picture. Its reasonable design, meticulous cutting and colorful dye not only inherit the culture of Chinese Paper-cut, but also represent the wisdom and imagination of local craftsmen. The themes of Yanxing Paper-cut are abundant. They mainly come from the popular historical stories, legends and figures. Yanxing Paper-cut expresses people's wishes for happiness and auspiciousness.

Chongqing Paper-cut was exhibited at US museum and World Expo. The local people and the visitors are all crazy about it. Recently, Chongqing Paper-cut has been announced to be World Intangible Cultural Heritage. It gradually becomes a treasure of the local art of Chongqing.