Ma Xiaomin, a teacher and papercutting inheritor, shows her students how to make Spring Festival-themed papercuts in Rizhao, Shandong Province on January 24, 2024. /CFP
A loong, or Chinese dragon, papercut made by Ma Xiaomin is seen in this photo taken in Rizhao, Shandong Province on January 24, 2024. /CFP
Ma Xiaomin makes a loong, or Chinese dragon, papercut in Rizhao, Shandong Province on January 24, 2024. /CFP
Ma Xiaomin makes a loong, or Chinese dragon, papercut in Rizhao, Shandong Province on January 24, 2024. /CFP
Ma Xiaomin displays the papercuts she made for the upcoming Spring Festival in Rizhao, Shandong Province on January 24, 2024. /CFP
A schoolteacher in Rizhao, east China's Shandong Province has been sending her Chinese New Year greetings through the art of papercutting. Ma Xiaomin, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage, said papercutting creates a festive atmosphere and carry good wishes for the New Year. Ma hopes that through her efforts, more people will come to appreciate the art of papercutting. People in many places in China observe the custom of decorating their windows with papercutting to celebrate Spring Festival.