Local Characteristics of Xin 'an Street

Xin 'an folk crafts are famous for paper cutting. According to research, folk paper-cutting has a history of more than 300 years. In the Qing dynasty, it was once regarded as a tribute and was very popular with the royal family. Xin 'an paper-cut should be the first work of residents in Shanchenjia community. The most famous flowers are window grilles, happy characters, ceiling flowers and cake flowers. , a wide range of themes, mainly flowers, birds, fish, insects and butterflies, as well as auspicious patterns, historical figures, folklore and other themes. Many paper-cutting artists' classes and paper-cutting exhibitions have been held in this community. 1985165438+10. In October, Zhang Shuzhen, a folk paper-cut artist from Shanchenjia community, visited Mexico with the Qingdao municipal government delegation, and his paper-cut performance aroused great interest from international friends.

Many community residents in Xin 'an Sub-district Office like this folk art very much, have created a lot of excellent works, and actively participated in various competitions. On July/0/7, 2006, under the strong guidance of the District Cultural and Art Center, Xin 'an Sub-district Office hosted the "Xin 'an Cup" Shandong Folk Paper-cut Art Invitational Exhibition, with the active cooperation of gaomi city Cultural Bureau, Chiping County Cultural Bureau, Jiaonan Cultural Bureau and folk paper-cut artists from all walks of life. This invitation exhibition received more than 1000 paper-cut works. Among many community paper-cutting enthusiasts, one went to Mexico for a live paper-cutting performance. In 2006, he was named "Top Ten Artists" by the Development Zone, winning honors for the street and the whole region, and contributing to the spread of China traditional culture abroad. Xin 'an paper-cut is listed as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in Shandong.