Have you heard about papercutting? Papercutting is an important art form in China. Papercuts were used for many purposes and everything can become the theme (主题) of papercuts, from people to the things that can be found in everyday life such as birds, flowers and animals.
Each papercut brings out the personal ideas of the author (作者). People express traditional culture or their own feelings with different styles of papercuts. For example when someone marries we put up some red papercuts on the wall dressing table or other furniture to express our best wishes.
It is easy to learn papercutting but very difficult to make it perfect. We need a longtime practice to learn how to use the scissors and how to paint. More over, we need to learn some cutting skills.
At present in many parts of China, papercutting skill has become a must for women and a symbol of a clever mind.