Yuan Xiuying, born in Zherong County, Fujian Province in 1927 (1929), is a famous folk paper-cutting artist in China and a representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Zherong paper-cutting. She is known for her exquisite paper-cutting skills and contributions to the inheritance of traditional culture, and is known as the winner of the "Chinese Paper-cutting Lifetime Achievement Award".
Yuan Xiuying's works are highly praised at home and abroad, she not only has outstanding achievements in artistic creation, but also is committed to the inheritance and development of Zherong paper-cutting.
Personal Experience:
He was born in Zherong County, Fujian Province in 1927 (or 1929).
* When he was young, he was influenced by his grandmother and began to learn paper-cutting.
At the end of the 70s of the 20th century, the Zherong County Party Committee and the county began to excavate, rescue and protect Zherong folk art, and Yuan Xiuying was excavated as a paper-cutting expert.
Since the 80s, her works have participated in provincial folk art exhibitions and Jinjing exhibitions for many times, and have been exchanged in many countries and regions.
In 2000, Zherong County was named "the hometown of Chinese folk culture and art (paper-cutting)".
In 2008, Zherong paper-cutting was included in the list of representative items of national intangible cultural heritage.
In 2009, Zherong paper-cutting, as a part of Chinese paper-cutting, was included in the "Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity" by UNESCO.
Social Appointments:
Master of Arts and Crafts of Fujian Province.
Honorary Vice President of Fujian Paper-cutting Association.
Personal Achievements:
In 1995, her work "Hundred Butterflies" won the title of "Chinese Qiaonu" in the "First Chinese Qiaonu Handicraft Grand Prix in Beijing".
In 2007, his work "Hundred Sons" won the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 3rd International Paper-cutting Art Festival.
In 2009, he was named by the Ministry of Culture as the representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting project.
In 2018, he cooperated with his apprentice Wu Qiufeng for 14The 8-meter-long scroll "Three Lanes and Seven Alleys" won the Best Creativity Award at the 11th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Fair.
Awards:
Chinese Paper-cutting Lifetime Achievement Award".
The title of "Chinese Qiao Girl".
"Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 3rd International Paper-cutting Art Festival
Best Creativity Award of the 11th Cross-Strait (Xiamen) Cultural Fair.
Social Contribution:
Yuan Xiuying is committed to the inheritance of Zherong paper-cutting, compiling paper-cutting teaching materials, teaching skills, and cultivating a group of paper-cutting artists.
Her works have been exhibited in exhibitions at home and abroad, which has enhanced the international popularity of Zherong paper-cutting.
Through innovation and development, Yuan Xiuying promoted the industrialization of Zherong paper-cutting and contributed to the local economic development.
Character evaluation:
Yuan Xiuying is known as an important representative figure of Zherong paper-cutting, and her works show the brilliance of Zherong's paper-cutting art.
She has made great contributions to the inheritance and development of the art of paper-cutting, and is honored as the winner of the "Chinese Paper-cutting Lifetime Achievement Award".
Yuan Xiuying's perseverance and innovative spirit, as well as her love for traditional culture, have inspired generations of artists.