Chinese folk paper-cut embodies a complete system of philosophy,which was not based on th
e philosophy of Confucianism, Taoism or other schools of thought.It was based on the original Chinese philosophy and art system from prehistorical time. Some paper-cut designs fully conformed to the patterns on the painted pottery from prehistorical time that it helped bring out the meaning of silent symbols. For example, "A pair of fish with human faces" (on painted pottery from 6000-year-old Yangshao culture) was not a natural fish. It was a cultural code in prehistorical philosophy. The same logic
applies to Chinese New Year paper-cut "A buckled bowl;" and "An unbuckled bowl with a rat coming out;" and "the rat bites open the sky." In China, rat is the god of proliferation. "The rat bites open tile sky" symbolizes the unity of yin-yang and propagation in the universe. Other examples like to surpass time and space in a feature painting; drawing two eyes on a profile based on conceptual views; and a bowl with an arc top and a flat bottom to symbolize the round sky and square earth; are all featured art displays of the original Chinese philosophy.
