Since cutting a garment directly from paper doesn't work, Pu experimented with dozens of materials before settling on red ...

"My grandmother passed down her paper-cutting techniques to my mother, and my mother to me," Fu said. "During Spring Festival, every household puts up window decorations of various motifs.

The distinct water-ripple paper cutting technique that Hao has mastered originated in a Shunyi household in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). What makes Hao's work unique is her use of scissors ...

"My grandmother passed down her paper-cutting techniques to my mother, and my mother to me," Fu said. "During Spring Festival, every household puts up window decorations of various motifs. When I was ...