Chinese paper-cutting is a folk art that involves cutting or engraving patterns on paper with scissors or knives for decorating life or accompanying other folk activities. It has a long history, wide popularity and a broad mass base in Chinese folk art. It often uses artistic techniques such as homophonic puns, symbolism, allegory, exaggeration and decoration to express the auspicious patterns and imagined world that the people love. It is integrated into the social life of all ethnic groups and is an important part of various folk activities. It is also one of the art forms with the richest historical and cultural connotations in Chinese folk culture. The visual images and forms of its continuous inheritance contain rich cultural and historical information, expressing the social cognition, moral concepts, practical experience, life ideals and aesthetic tastes of the general public. It has multiple social values such as cognition, education, expression of meaning, emotion, entertainment and communication.