Changbai Mountain is the birthplace of Manchu culture, and it has a rich Manchu original ecological culture. Changbai Mountain Manchu paper-cutting is an important part of it. Changbai Mountain Manchu paper-cutting began in the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Taiji of the Later Jin Dynasty (1592-1643), the Jurchens had begun to make paper by themselves using traditional methods, using mulberry and birch as raw materials. The Manchus called this kind of paper "Huoshan". Although it was rough in texture, it played an important role in the development of Manchu paper-cutting. At the same time, patterns were cut with local thin materials such as leather, fish skin, birch bark, leaves, and linen, forming a unique appearance. Changbai Mountain Manchu paper-cutting originated from shamanism, which is a primitive religion that believes that all things have spirits, and has produced nature worship, totem worship and ancestor worship. During the various sacrifices presided over by shamans, paper-cutting of sacrificial services, such as Mama God paper-cutting, Buddha paper-cutting, and white hanging sign paper-cutting, were produced, and paper-cutting that expresses shamanism and Manchu beliefs was produced. Manchu paper-cutting originated from its unique function of serving shamanic sacrifices, forming unique themes and unique styles. The themes of Changbai Mountain Manchu paper-cutting are unique: they mostly depict Manchu men and women, Manchu shaman worship and deity worship, Manchu life customs, production customs, wedding and funeral customs, etc., and have very strong ethnic characteristics. Unique modeling: Most of the characters in Manchu paper-cutting are standing frontally, symmetrical on both sides, with negative facial features, men's long braids can be folded to the back, and the body and legs of the characters are double-layered and can stand. There are also hanging signs with Manchu characters on them, which combine text and pictures to form a simple and rough style. Unique cutting techniques: There are many paper-cutting techniques that are different from other ethnic groups. Most of the characters and animals are not haired, and incense is often used to burn the eyes and patterns of animals, and charcoal black is used to draw the patterns, which are casual and natural. Red pine seeds are also used to smoke out the "New Year pictures" with black and white paintings, forming a distinct artistic personality. Unique materials: Manchu paper-cutting often does not use paper, but uses bark, leaves, rice wrappings and other materials instead of paper to cut, forming a distinct regional characteristic. Manchu paper-cutting is often not cut, but torn, with hands instead of cutting, and the lines of torn paper are curved and have rough edges, which is unique. Today, this precious intangible cultural heritage project has been selected into the "First Batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Extension Project List" in 2008; in 2009, the project was incorporated into the "Chinese Paper-cutting" project and selected into the "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (World Class)" Information source: Jilin Province Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center Information source: Jilin Province Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center