▁features ▁ex agger ated ▁shapes , ▁vig orous ness , ▁v ivid ▁dep ict ions ▁and ▁diverse ▁patterns . ▁ ▁The ▁style ▁of ▁window ▁paper - cut s ▁is ▁usually ▁free , ▁except ▁the ▁flower ▁pattern ▁on ▁the ▁corner . ▁The ▁theme ▁of ▁window ▁paper - cut s ▁has ▁a ▁wide ▁range , ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁stories ▁of ▁traditional ▁Chinese ▁opera . ▁As ▁most ▁buy ers ▁are ▁far mers , ▁the ▁content ▁of ▁window ▁paper - cut ▁usually ▁describe ▁far ming , ▁spin ning , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁p oul try ▁far ming . ▁ ▁Sym met ry ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁basic ▁cut - outs , ▁consisting ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁image , ▁and ▁symmet rical ▁designs , ▁that ▁are ▁usually ▁created ▁by ▁some ▁fol ding ▁over ▁a ▁proportion ed ▁cre ase , ▁and ▁then ▁cutting ▁a ▁shape , ▁so ▁that ▁when ▁unfold ed , ▁it ▁forms ▁a ▁symmet rical ▁design . ▁Chinese ▁paper ▁c utt ings ▁are ▁usually ▁symmet rical . ▁The ▁paper ▁cut ▁out s ▁are ▁usually ▁in ▁an ▁even ▁number ▁series ▁of ▁ 2 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 4 , ▁etc . ▁ ▁Us es ▁Today , ▁paper ▁c utt ings ▁are ▁chief ly ▁decor ative . ▁They ▁l iven ▁up ▁walls , ▁windows , ▁doors , ▁columns , ▁mirror s , ▁l amps ▁and ▁lan tern s ▁in ▁homes ▁and ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁on ▁presents ▁or ▁are ▁given ▁as ▁g ifts ▁themselves . ▁P aper ▁cut - outs ▁past ed ▁on ▁or