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A piece of red paper, a pair of scissors, a pair of clever hands. Recently, Zhang Xinrong, a non-hereditary inheritor of Baoding Zhuozhou Creative Paper-cutting, created a creative paper-cutting work "Singing the Beijing Winter Olympics", which expressed his blessings for the Beijing Winter Olympics and his love for the motherland with paper-cutting.
Paper-cutting is one of the traditional folk arts of the mainland and has a history of thousands of years. Its lifelike image, exquisite and meticulous cut, make traditional culture jump on the paper. And it is this small paper-cutting, in the hands of Zhang Xinrong, a non-hereditary heir of Zhuozhou, that can present a thousand worlds and cheer for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Zhang Xinrong introduced that this work is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide, and it took about 50 hours to complete. The main part is composed of "singing the Beijing Winter Olympics" and Chinese knots, snowflakes, magpies and other elements, and the whole work is connected with plum blossoms, which are cleverly conceived in terms of element design and number of elements, pinning good wishes for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
The theme of this work is to sing the Beijing Winter Olympics, which contains many traditional cultural meanings, such as the size of each word is 18 centimeters in diameter, which represents auspiciousness. There are also plum blossoms and two branches, which represent good things in pairs. The magpie is also a traditional symbol of auspiciousness. In addition, the key is that the theme of the Winter Olympics must have snowflakes, and the snowflakes in the work are twelve flowers, which mean six and six smooth, and I hope that the Winter Olympics will proceed smoothly and smoothly. At the same time, the theme of the Winter Olympics also added an element of the times to the work. Zhang Xinrong introduced.
In Zhang Xinrong's works, some other artistic elements can also be found. "Integrating poetry and calligraphy into paper-cutting techniques, and constantly enriching the connotation of paper-cutting works." Next to the work of "Singing the Beijing Winter Olympics", Zhang Xinrong wrote down "Mei Qiao Xi Yong Yan Shan Laugh, Ice and Snow Athlete Passion Hao." Sing the Beijing Winter Olympics, all people look at this dynasty with one heart. "Verses." Poetry and calligraphy are both a combination of paper-cutting and an interpretation of the work. Zhang Xinrong introduced that his paper-cutting is called "creative paper-cutting", which requires more exquisite ideas and innovation.
Zhang Xinrong said that when he created the work "Singing the Beijing Winter Olympics", he also had the joy and excitement of the successful bid for the Olympic Games. He hopes to let more people approach the Winter Olympics, help the Winter Olympics, and let more people understand the essence of the excellent traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
In Zhang Xinrong's home, there are many exquisite creative paper-cutting works, for Zhang Xinrong, large works take some time, and small works come with open hands. "A palm-sized paper cut can now cut out a simple pattern in up to 10 seconds."
A series of large-scale paper-cut works closely related to the theme of the times have connected Zhang Xinrong's artistic trajectory. "Celebrating the Return of Hong Kong", "Welcoming the Olympic Games", "Realizing the Dream of China"... More than 1,000 works and 50 years of creative paper-cutting road have truly let us appreciate the main tone of Zhang Xinrong's creation that is synchronized with the pulse of the times and intends to carry forward the great righteousness of the nation.
In 2010, "Zhang Xinrong Creative Paper-cutting" was included in the first batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Zhuozhou. Most of his works are creative paper-cutting, which has further inherited and developed the glorious art of "thousands of cuts and thousands of cuts".