(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(MASTER OF CRAFTS) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YUEQING-PAPER KNIFE CUTTINGS-INHERITOR (CN)

(240321) -- YUEQING, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Faliang makes a paper knife cutting at his studio in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 12, 2024. Paper knife cutting, a folk artwork popular in Yueqing City in China's southeast coastal area, is originated from paper cutting on local dragon lanterns. Boasting of its delicacy, the artwork displays folk patterns on a paper of several square centimeters. Going through complicated procedures which cost at least one week to complete, it reflects the local ocean culture and folk customs. Its making craft was listed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. Lu Faliang, 76, an inheritor of the craft, has been engaged in the art for over 50 years. In his career, he not only makes traditional paper knife cuttings, but also creates new ones which reflect modern life and local culture. He set up a Yueqing paper cutting seminar in 1985 and a Yueqing dragon lantern paper knife cutting institute in 2003. Creating and collecting artworks,

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