During the Chinese Spring Festival, works by the paper cutting master Xiong Chongrong from Yangzhou city made debut in Switzerland and Sweden, showcasing nearly 700 traditional Yangzhou paper cuttings in Europe.
Yangzhou is one of the earliest regions where the paper cutting is popular. In the Tang and Song dynasties (AD 618-1279), people used to herald spring by cutting paper. As one of the most representative traditional culture elements, Yangzhou paper-cut is well recognized by people nationwide.
The art works displayed in Switzerland and Sweden include one of Xiong’s masterpieces that depicts hundreds of Buddha’s figures. In addition, he cut a picture of a hundred goats, in which there are 120 adorable and lively lambs in either traditional patterns or cartoon images. The goat picture took Xiong a year to complete, according to sources.
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