Luanzhou paper-cutting (listed in the second batch of Tangshan City's intangible cultural heritage list in 2011) Luanzhou paper-cutting is one of the important schools of paper-cutting in northern my country and occupies a place in the history of Chinese paper-cutting art. Luanzhou paper-cutting is the sister of Luanzhou shadow puppetry. They have the same long history and brilliant achievements. They are cultural treasures renowned both at home and abroad, and have left eternal artistic beauty to mankind. Paper-cutting, also known as window paper-cutting or paper-cutting. It is a painting cut out on paper. Its characteristics are: simple, bright, simple, rough and full of decorative flavor. The folk paper-cutting in the old days was the most popular art form for the people of Luan County. It comes from the folks and is made by the working people. It is an artistic creation used by the working people to express their voices and sing praises of life. In terms of the materials, most of them are production labor, good harvests, prosperity of livestock, seasonal festivals, blessing and auspiciousness, weddings and funerals, births and birthdays, as well as historical stories, folk legends, small scenes of life, the world, current political propaganda, as well as birds, beasts, insects, fish, fruits, vegetables, children's lives, etc. The working people express their beautiful emotions, ideals and wishes through paper-cut works and decorate their lives. Luanzhou paper-cutting was very popular in urban and rural areas of the county in the old days because of its easy-to-find materials and simple tools. Whether it is a three-foot-tall baby or an octogenarian, they can use a pair of scissors (carving knives) and a few pieces of rough paper to cut out some vivid patterns, especially rural women, who are the main force of the paper-cutting team. People regard tracing patterns, cutting window flowers, and doing embroidery as a sign of whether women are ingenious. Therefore, before liberation, every woman could cut paper, and every family had works. Luanzhou paper-cutting works can be roughly divided into two situations. People cut and use them by themselves, such as window decorations and blessing characters cut by women, as well as patterns used for embroidery on tablecloths, pillows, cloth shoes, aprons, sheets and other clothes. There are also paper-cut works sold as commodities. Most of these works are produced by small workshops, and the works are of high grade and high quality. Such as door gods, kitchen gods, shadow figures, and many paper-cut works for praying for blessings and longevity. In particular, the shadow figures specially used for shadow puppet troupes are vivid and lifelike. This is the high-end work of Luanzhou paper-cutting, which is far beyond the reach of paper-cutting in other regions. Information source: Tangshan Municipal People's Government Information source: Tangshan Municipal People's Government