ates ▁and ▁pe on ies ; ▁some ▁illustrate ▁legend ary ▁figures ▁or ▁scenes ▁from ▁traditional ▁myth s ▁or ▁stories , ▁such ▁as ▁paper - c utt ings ▁of ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Emperor , ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁Ni ul ang ▁and ▁Z hin v ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁stories ▁of ▁fil ial ▁p iety ; ▁and ▁others ▁show ▁people ' s ▁grat itude ▁towards ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁paper - c utt ings ▁of ▁a ▁doll ▁with ▁two ▁tw isted ▁hair ▁on ▁each ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁head , ▁fish ▁sw imming ▁through ▁lot us ▁and ▁d ishes . ▁( a ▁strong ▁passion ▁for ▁life ▁can ▁be ▁easily ▁seen ▁from ▁the ▁paper - c utt ings ▁of ▁the ▁women ) ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁paper - cut ting ▁characters ▁in ▁Chinese ▁are ▁“ 福 ” ▁( f ú , ▁meaning ▁' l ucky ') ▁and ▁“ <0xE5> <0x9B> <0x8D> ” ▁( x ǐ , ▁meaning ▁' double ▁happiness '). ▁Even ▁to ▁this ▁day , ▁Chinese ▁people ▁love ▁to ▁hang ▁paper - cut ting ▁of ▁these ▁two ▁characters ▁at ▁their ▁doors . ▁“ 福 ” ▁is ▁usually ▁used ▁during ▁the ▁Chinese ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Festival , ▁indicating ▁people ' s ▁wishes ▁for ▁a ▁luck y ▁year . ▁“ <0xE5> <0x9B> <0x8D> ” ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁seen ▁at ▁the ▁windows ▁or ▁door ▁of ▁newly - w eds . ▁ ▁Window ▁paper - cut s ▁have ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Spring ▁begins , ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁welcome ▁spring ▁since ▁ancient ▁times ▁in ▁China