Needless to say, the change of tools altered the style and the features of the art works. Career artists' carving technique is peerless. With ultimate precision and delicacy, their works are among the most exquisite fine art ever created. The paper carvings produced by career folk artists are categorized in two groups; the works that mostly maintained the original folk paper-cut both in theme features and art forms, however, with more refined craftsmanship; and the works largely influenced by the literati and professional artists, shifting both the content and the theme features of folk art works to the style of Chinese painting, mainly depicting theatrical figures, mountains and rivers;flowers-and-birds, classic chambers and pagodas, with first-class craftsmanship and elegant style.
