In Xingjiang Tulufan Asitana tomb excavated five paper-cuts originated in the 5'h century AC, North and South dynasties. They were pairing monkeys, sheep, deer and butterflies and ball flowers. 1500 years later, the same paper-cut design is still very popular along the Silk Road in Gansu and Shaanxi Province.
Excavated from the Tang tombs in Xingjiang Tulufan Asitana were seven hand- in-hand "Baby with coiled hair" paper-cuts lying on a paper incarnation of the owner. Using paper folding figure in place of absent body of military generals who died in battle field was meant to revive the spirit of the dead. In rural areas of Shaanxi Baishui and Peng Ya, folk custom paper-cut still uses this "Baby with
coiled hair" in a row holding hands to dispel bad luck and cure disease, with the exact same cultural implication and social function as that of over a thousand years ago.
