Research Of Chinese Paper Cutting In North Henan

Paper-cut is the non-textual data of recording people’s life changes and the concrete manifestation of folk culture materialization. Paper-cut in North Henan is the inner component of Chinese folk paper-cut art and presentation of Chinese folk cultural diversity. By means of techniques of homophony, allegory and deformation, paper-cut in North Henan expresses people’s hope for a better life in North Henan, reflects people’s material and spiritual needs for life in North Henan and conveys people’s cultural thought patterns in North Henan. Paper-cut in North Henan contains rich cultural connotation and national aesthetic sentiment. This paper starts from the perspective of folk culture, makes arrangement, analysis and summary on data of paper-cut in North Henan, and on this basis, discusses the inheritance and development problem of paper-cut in North Henan.In the introduction part, the author introduces the research status of paper-cut in North Henan, the value and significance of study, on the basis of affirming previous studies, puts forward his own research ideas. In addition to the introduction, conclusion and outlook, the text consists of three parts.The first part of this paper simply expounds the development history of Chinese folk paper-cut art and the cultural geography background of paper-cut generated in North Henan, including traditional Chinese magic culture, fortune concept’s influence on paper-cut in North Henan and the role of unique geographical environment of North Henan in paper-cut of North Henan. This part is the foundation of essay writing.The second part of this paper starts from the perspective of folk culture, divides paper-cut in North Henan into witchcraft beliefs, time and seasons and life etiquette three categories, analyzes the art features of paper-cut in North Henan in aspects of theme – deep atmosphere of humanism, modeling- original and natural charm and color- lively tonal collocation, etc. to gradually develop narration on this paper.The third part of this paper is to put forward some feasible suggestions aiming at the development present situation and facing dilemma of paper-cut in North Henan, including the support of national policy, active participation of colleges and universities, strengthening of paper-cut artist’s understanding and the use of modern media communication technology, etc. On the other hand, we should make some efforts on the future development road of paper cut in North Henan, including retaining Chinese excellent traditional culture elements in the development process and using successful paper-cut development experience from abroad for reference.The conclusion and outlook parts analyze the understanding on the intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance of paper-cut in North Henan, and summarizes cultural connotation and humanistic feelings of expression of feelings in paper-cut in North Henan, come to conclusion that the intangible cultural heritage protection work of paper-cut in North Henan is not only extremely urgent, and it is a long-term and arduous task.