The Investigation And Research Of Yan Xing Paper-cut

"Yan Xing paper-cut" as one of the main representatives of the Chongqing paper-cut artistry, it is approved by the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage protection of the Intergovernmental committee in 2009. At that point, "Chinese paper-cut" project which was applied by Chongqing, Shánxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong and other 14 provinces and cities was included in the fourth batch of "Human intangible cultural heritage list of masterpiece". This article studied from four aspects of "Yan Xing paper-cut".Chinese paper-cut art originated in the Northern Song dynasty. Through the investigation the birthplace of "Yan Xing paper-cut", visited the heritage and heritage team; systematic investigation and further study on its origin, historical background,geographical environment and so on. In Chongqing, Dadukou District, "the history of over one hundred years of "Yan Xing paper-cut", a long tradition, renowned Chongqing and famous in china.From the material and process as a representative of the Chongqing paper-cut paper-cut, Yan Xing has many artistic elements of folk arts and crafts in our Country,uses many kinds of paper materials, the use of paper cutting and paper cutting technique and production process, the southern paper thin soft, simple and concise, delicate fine behaved most incisive, and at the same time, the integration of some the northern region of the art of paper cutting, forming a unique style of Chongqing.From the Culture. In the traditional folk paper-cut, appeared in some activities.:welcome new year, wedding, the ghost and so on, with red paper cut all kinds of drawing such as: "福 Fu", "禄 Lu", "寿 Shou", "囍 Xi" and so on to the modification of the environment, atmosphere, expression of the future the prayers and blessings to beautify the living. And "Yan Xing paper cutting" the local characteristics and folk culture ingenious fusion, theme is rich, colorful picture, works particularly well in plants and animals, figures, landscape, landscape performance; at the same time, also to develop many praise the humanistic spirit of paper cutting themes, such as "Yan Xing paper-cut" works of "boat tracker", "the Hanging house", "Ciqikou town" and so on inthe southwest folk paper-cut art of the forest. She not only carries a rich old Chongqing culture, its form and theme in China paper-cut has play a decisive role position.For the Protection and inheritance. "Yan Xing paper cutting" was included in the fourth batch of "Human intangible cultural heritage list of masterpiece" and it has caused the government’s, the society’s and the market’s attention in the background of the protection and development of intangible cultural heritage, but there are still a lot of deficiencies need to improve, especially for the protection and utilization. According to the actual developments of "Yan Xing paper-cut", we should also explore from many aspects and offer advice and suggestions.