Jianzhi(剪纸),isatraditionalstyleofpapercuttinginChina.JianzhihasbeenpracticedinChinasinceatleastthe6thcenturyA.D.JianzhihasanumberofdistinctusesinChineseculture,almostallofwhichareforhealth,prosperityordecorativepurposes.Redisthemostcommonlyusedcolor.JianzhicuttingsoftenhaveaheavyemphasisonChinesecharacterssymbolizingtheChineseZodiacanimals.
PapercuttingdecoratingtheFilipinoparol
Althoughpapercuttingispopulararoundtheglobe,onlytheChinesepapercutwaslistedintheUNESCOIntangibleCulturalHeritageLists,whichwasin2009.[3]TheChinesepaper-cuttingwasrecognizedandlistedbecauseithasahistoryofmorethan1500yearsanditrepresentsculturalvaluesofthepeoplethroughoutChina.
Modernpapercuttinghasdevelopedintoacommercialindustry.PapercuttingremainspopularincontemporaryChina,especiallyduringspecialeventsliketheChineseNewYearorweddings.
参考资料：维基百科
