The enchantment of paper cutting

Showcasing the diverse intangible cultural heritage of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, the“Cultural Bay Area: Brilliant Intangible Heritage” exhibition, which will last until Feb. 23, is one of a series of events to be held in the city to celebrate Spring Festival. On Dec. 4, 2024, UNESCO added Spring Festival social practices that celebrate the Chinese New Year to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Adam Asmahri, a French student at Peking University HSBC Business School, displays a head silhouette modeled on him during the “Cultural Bay Area: Brilliant Intangible Heritage” exhibition, which opened at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District yesterday. The art was crafted by Liu Qipei, a Shenzhen-based inheritor of silhouette paper cutting, which was recognized as a Guangdong provincial intangible cultural heritage in 2018. Photos by Liu Xudong

Liu Qipei, a Shenzhen-based inheritor of silhouette paper cutting, creates a head silhouette artwork modeled on French student Adam Asmahri.

The “Cultural Bay Area: Brilliant Intangible Heritage” exhibition at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District attracts the public.

A staff member introduces visitors to the intangible cultural heritage at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District.

Visitors select cultural and creative products at Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District.

An inheritor of intangible cultural heritage performs at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District.

Staff members pose for a photo at the Guan Shanyue Art Museum in Futian District.