The tools and raw materials used by Chinese women folk artists are a pair of scissors, a needle and a pie
ce of rough paper. However, over 2000 years in the course of history, they've created an art with unique features and powerful expressiveness which is matchless in many ways. The simplicity of the tools and the raw materials they used; the implication these art works convey; the massive participation and the functional features; all contribute to its special value. Even in remote mountain areas where paper supply is scarce, paper cut still plays an active role in custom festivities including holiday and birthday celebrations;wedding and memorial services; residential building decorations and social custom activities.
