▁is ▁usually ▁dry , ▁which ▁makes ▁it ▁possible ▁to ▁find ▁paper - cut ting ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁dynast ies ▁in ▁Tur pan , ▁S ink i ang ▁province . ▁ ▁When ▁paper - cut ting ▁passed ▁down ▁to ▁the ▁Tang ▁dynast y , ▁the ▁skills ▁of ▁hand craft ▁became ▁m ature . ▁P aper - cut ting ▁was ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁kind ▁of ▁hand craft , ▁but ▁also ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁art work , ▁as ▁it ▁could ▁express ▁the ▁idea ▁through ▁the ▁pattern . ▁In ▁M ing ▁and ▁Q ing ▁dynast y , ▁paper - cut ting ▁experienced ▁its ▁peak ▁development . ▁Fol k ▁paper - cut ting ▁spread ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁range ▁and ▁had ▁abund ant ▁means ▁of ▁art istic ▁expression . ▁P aper - cut ting ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁decor ate ▁doors , ▁windows ▁and ▁walls ▁to ▁show ▁happiness ▁and ▁festival . ▁ ▁Classification ▁P aper - cut ting ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁folk ▁arts ▁in ▁China . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁ge ograph ically ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁southern ▁and ▁a ▁northern ▁style . ▁The ▁southern ▁style , ▁represented ▁by ▁works ▁from ▁Yang z hou ▁in ▁Ji ang su ▁Province ▁and ▁Le q ing ▁in ▁Z he ji ang ▁Province , ▁features ▁ingen ious ▁and ▁beautiful ▁designs , ▁ex quis ite ▁car ving ▁and ▁interesting ▁shapes . ▁The ▁northern ▁style , ▁mainly ▁from ▁Y ux ian ▁and ▁F eng ning ▁in ▁Heb ei ▁Province ▁and ▁best ▁represented ▁by ▁works ▁from ▁northern ▁Sh a an xi ,