▁near ▁ent ran ces ▁are ▁supposed ▁to ▁bring ▁good ▁luck . ▁P aper ▁c utt ings ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁patterns , ▁especially ▁for ▁emb roid ery ▁ ▁and ▁lac quer ▁work . ▁Pap erc uts ▁are ▁used ▁by ▁younger ▁generation ▁as ▁a ▁decor ation ▁for ▁their ▁k its ▁and ▁books . ▁ ▁P aper - cut ting ▁was ▁and ▁is ▁mostly ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁decor ation , ▁or ▁an ▁a est h etic ▁way ▁to ▁express ▁people ' s ▁hopes , ▁grat itude ▁and ▁other ▁emot ions . ▁With ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁sc iss ors ▁cutting ▁through ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁red ▁paper , ▁the ▁paper - c utt ings ▁are ▁end owed ▁with ▁a ▁simple ▁but ▁ex agger ated ▁beauty . ▁The ▁v ivid ly ▁dep icted ▁paper - c utt ings ▁have ▁different ▁mean ings . ▁Some ▁express ▁the ▁wish ▁for ▁a ▁har vest ▁or ▁a ▁wealth y ▁life , ▁such ▁as ▁paper - c utt ings ▁of ▁a ▁golden ▁har vest , ▁th riv ing ▁domestic ▁animals , ▁good ▁fort unes , ▁a ▁sur plus ▁year ▁or ▁a ▁car p ▁jump ing ▁over ▁a ▁drag on ▁gate ▁( a ▁traditional ▁Chinese ▁story , ▁indicating ▁a ▁le ap ▁towards ▁a ▁better ▁life ); ▁some ▁dep ict ▁animals ▁and ▁plants , ▁such ▁as ▁paper - c utt ings ▁of ▁pole c ats , ▁l ions , ▁k yl ins ▁( Ch inese ▁myth ical ▁creature ), ▁j ade ▁rabb its ▁( an imal ▁from ▁a ▁Chinese ▁legend ), ▁pom eg ran