With silver scissors flying and red paper spinning, Granny Yuan Xiuying, the 98 year old national representative inheritor of Paper Cuttings (Zherong Paper Cuttings), a national intangible cultural heritage representative project in Zherong, Fujian, the "hometown of Chinese folk culture and art", did not need to make a manuscript. The scissors walked like water, and a vivid red butterfly was born in her palm. As soon as the red paper is pasted, joy arrives. ”Grandma Yuan Xiuying's words are simple, but they express the original vitality of this millennium old craft - it originates from life and is the most passionate emotional expression of the people's prayer for blessings and good fortune. Zherong Paper Cuttings began in the Tang Dynasty, flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has been leaping for thousands of years. It comes from embroidery patterns and window decorations, deeply rooted in the texture of rural life. In 2008, Zherong Paper Cuttings was selected as a national intangible cultural heritage; In 2009, as a representative of Chinese Paper Cuttings, it was included in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Different from the fine brushwork of northern Paper Cuttings, which often focuses on carving, Zherong Paper Cuttings emphasizes "cutting first". The inheritor has a deep mind and does not rely on the first draft. The scissors are like pens, and they are completed in one go. This kind of improvisation endows the work with a free spirited soul: the appearance does not require neatness or symmetry, the lines are full of casual and vigorous tension, and the overall atmosphere is rough and heroic; However, upon closer inspection of its interior decorations, it exudes the rigor and beauty unique to the South. This unique aesthetic of 'external clumsiness and internal elegance' is precisely a portrayal of the character of the people of Zherong. Zherong Paper Cuttings is deeply integrated into the local culture. In his creation, there are not only dragons, phoenixes, flowers and birds that are common symbols of auspiciousness, but also local cultural symbols such as Ma Xianxin customs, She costumes patterns, marionette modeling and so on. How to better inherit the millennium skills? Zherong County adheres to the innovative development path of "popularization", "industrialization" and "activity", promotes the innovative development of Paper Cuttings by issuing the Opinions on the Implementation of Zherong Paper Cuttings's Creative Transformation and Innovative Development Project, supporting the development and expansion of paper cut enterprises, creating Paper Cuttings boutiques, creating a leading demonstration platform, organizing Paper Cuttings events and activities and other measures, and strives to transform characteristic cultural resources into economic resources and industrial advantages by taking the "six entrances of Paper Cuttings" (into schools, villages, communities, institutions, scenic spots, and the Internet) as the key starting point. Today's Zherong, Paper Cuttings has already jumped from paper to real space. Walking around the streets, the facades of residential buildings, park benches and street lamps on the street corners are decorated with unique Paper Cuttings patterns. In addition, Zherong has created an industrial ecology of "Paper Cuttings+". "Paper Cuttings+research" enables tourists to experience farming in the field in the morning, and cut rice ears and pseudostellaria into red paper in the afternoon, realizing the seamless connection between farming experience and cultural consumption; "Paper Cuttings+cultural and creative" is in full bloom. From theme tablecloths, tea sets, silk clothing to a series of tourist souvenirs, Paper Cuttings patterns have been given practical value and become "Zherong memories" that tourists can take with them; The exploration of "Paper Cuttings+numbers" makes static works "live" in the mobile phone screen, and makes Paper Cuttings culture more popular. (New Society)