Is the traditional Chinese paper-cut folk art. It is a paper cut with scissors to a variety of decorative patterns, so called "paper-cut."
Originated in the Chinese paper-cutting. In the Han and Tang dynasties, that is, the use of non-governmental women's silver and gold color silk cut flower for the decoration attached to the temples of culture. Later, during the festive season with a variety of colored paper cut flowers, stories such as animals or people, and pasted on the window called "window", posted on the door referred to as the "door sign" for the celebration known as the " hi to spend. "
Tang Li Shangyin were "days that matter," the poem, the "golden thread for custom Jing Chuan-sheng, Jin wind from the ribbon-cutting people," the sentence, but also records the history of paper cutting.
剪纸是中国传统的民间艺术。它是用剪刀将纸剪成各种装饰图案，故称为“剪纸”。
剪纸起源于汉。在汉、唐时代，民间妇女即有使用金银箔和彩帛剪成花鸟贴在鬓角为饰的风尚。后来，在节日期间用彩色纸剪成各种花草、动物或人物故事等，贴在窗上的称为“窗花”，贴在门上的称为“门签”，用于喜庆的称为“喜花”。
唐诗人李商隐《人日即事》诗中，有“缕金作胜传荆俗，剪彩为人起晋风”之句，也记载了剪纸的历史。