. ▁In ▁many ▁areas ▁in ▁China , ▁especially ▁in ▁North , ▁when ▁spring ▁comes , ▁people ▁like ▁to ▁paste ▁window ▁paper - cut s ▁on ▁the ▁window ▁to ▁express ▁their ▁happiness . ▁Since ▁Song ▁and ▁Y uan ▁D ynast y , ▁people ▁change ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁the ▁Spring ▁Festival ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁welcome ▁Chinese ▁New ▁Year . ▁Through ▁past ing ▁window ▁paper - cut s , ▁people ▁decor ate ▁their ▁home ▁to ▁show ▁their ▁joy , ▁happiness ▁and ▁good ▁intent ions . ▁ ▁Process ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁methods ▁of ▁manufact ure : ▁one ▁uses ▁sc iss ors , ▁the ▁other ▁uses ▁kn ives . ▁In ▁the ▁sc iss or ▁method , ▁several ▁pieces ▁of ▁paper   — ▁up ▁to ▁eight   — ▁are ▁fast ened ▁together . ▁The ▁mot if ▁is ▁then ▁cut ▁with ▁sharp , ▁pointed ▁sc iss ors . ▁ ▁Kn ife ▁c utt ings ▁are ▁fashion ed ▁by ▁putting ▁several ▁layers ▁of ▁paper ▁on ▁a ▁relatively ▁soft ▁foundation ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁t allow ▁and ▁as hes . ▁Following ▁a ▁pattern , ▁the ▁artist ▁cut s ▁the ▁mot if ▁into ▁the ▁paper ▁with ▁a ▁sharp ▁kn ife ▁which ▁is ▁usually ▁held ▁vert ically . ▁Sk illed ▁cra fter s ▁can ▁even ▁cut ▁out ▁different ▁draw ings ▁freely ▁without ▁stopping . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Chinese ▁art ▁Chinese ▁folk ▁art ▁Chinese ▁paper ▁fol ding ▁Kir ig ami ▁Le af ▁car ving ▁Pap erc ut ting ▁ ▁Sch er ens chn itte ▁Wy cin ank i ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Z hang