Hand carved paper， is a flat hollow art． Visually， it gives people the artistic feeling of perspective． It is the treasure of Chinese folk art．

手工刻纸，是一种平面镂空艺术。在视觉上给人以透空的艺术感受，是中国民间艺术中的瑰宝。

Carved paper is known for its fine detail， with carving instead of cutting． The patterns are as fine as hair， slim but not too complicated．

刻纸以刻代剪，以精细闻名。图案细如发丝、纤而不繁。

A knife， a few sheets of red paper，In the hands of folk paper carving artists， a hundred variations． The create a piece of paper carving that is rich in meaning．

一把刻刀，几张红纸，在民间刻纸艺人的手上，百般变化。创作出一张张寓意丰富的刻纸作品。

“This painting，‘realize one’s ambition’， reflects that people are living in happiness．Now farmers also live in buildings．The peonies are painted to show that people are now living a happy， wealthy and peaceful life．”

“这幅《大展宏图》体现了人们生活在幸福之中。画的楼房，现在农民也住上楼房了。画的牡丹花，咱现在人们都过上幸福、富贵、平安的生活了。”

When it comes to the rewards of paper carving， Sun Yuzhi a lot of feelings．Paper carving has enriched her life in her old age and enabled her to make some like－minded friends．This has further strengthened her determination to pass on and promote the art of Chinese paper carving．

提起刻纸带来的收获，孙玉芝感慨颇多。刻纸丰富了她的老年生活，也让她结识了一些志同道合的朋友。而这也进一步坚定了她传承和弘扬中国刻纸艺术的决心。

“I am a volunteer and I am also a Red Partner of the county， to teach the traditional culture of paper cutting to people in our communities． In my lifetime， I will pass it on unreservedly．”

“我是一名志愿者，我也是咱全县的红色合伙人。基本上咱这几个社区，随叫随到，随时把剪纸（刻纸）的传统文化，教给大家。在我的有生之年，毫不保留地传承下去。”