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Paper cutting is a special folk art in China, with a 1． of nearly 1,000 years. The materials used are 2．: ordinary paper and a pair of scissors (or a cutting knife). A skilled paper cutting craftsperson(手艺人) cuts paper into designs like doing magic tricks. A piece of red paper is folded and then 3． several times, before being unfolded into a beautiful picture. Some craftspeople do not 4． set their eyes on what they are doing and then cut it into a wonderful pattern. Paper cutting is a type of art with powerful expression: a paper cutting artist does not need a model picture to copy from, 5． depends on a pair of scissors to produce a work of art, each time 6． small differences. Paper cuttings are very popular in the countryside.

In the city of Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, people 7． used paper instead of glass as window-covering. Clever and skillful young women cut pieces of red paper into lovely babies or beautiful butterflies, and put them on the windows to 8． liveliness to ordinary windows.

In ancient China, people enjoyed the tradition of making and hanging lanterns for 9．. People sometimes drew pictures on the lanterns but more often would prefer to paste(粘贴) paper cuttings of different patterns, which became brighter and 10． interesting by the lantern light.