Artisan Make Paper Cuttings to Greet Spring Festival

In recent days, the paper-cutting artisans in Dongkou County are busy creating paper cuttings themed on "the Year of the Snake" and Chinese character "福 (fu)" in various forms. These creative works will be presented to local people, to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. The photo shows Zhong Yi, an inheritor of paper-cutting intangible cultural heritage, making snake-themed paper cuttings at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Center of Dongkou County. (Photo/Teng Zhizhong) 

In recent days, the paper-cutting artisans in Dongkou County are busy creating paper cuttings themed on "the Year of the Snake" and Chinese character "福 (fu)" in various forms. These creative works will be presented to local people, to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival. The photo shows Zhong Yi, an inheritor of paper-cutting intangible cultural heritage, making snake-themed paper cuttings at the Intangible Cultural Heritage Center of Dongkou County. (Photo/Teng Zhizhong) 

This article is from the Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Pang Yuehui

Chinese source: hunantoday