Zhao, 33, is a 12th-generation inheritor of Manchu Irgen Gioro paper-cutting, a traditional craft originating in Gaizhou city ...

Paper-cutting works from Ye Kaiyuan. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] When it comes to Chinese paper-cutting, many think of peonies in red or the Chinese characters fu, meaning luck, or xi, ...

Li Yunxia deftly snips away at a piece of folded red paper using small scissors with very sharp blades. Soon, a dog’s head emerges. The canine has a plum blossom design on it and even carries a gold ...