Paper-cuttingartistSuHongfeifromHaining,Zhejiangprovince,expressesherbestwishesfortheupcomingAsianGamesthroughherexquisitecraftsmanship,expressivedesigns,andrichcolorpalette.

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OneexampleisapiececalledWelcometotheAsianGames.Suspentmorethanamonthcreatingit.

Shesaidthemainbodyofherworkinvolvesthe"BigLotus"—nicknamefortheHangzhouOlympicSportsCenterStadium.ThelogooftheGamesandtheBigLotusareconnectedwithclouds.

Fourrepresentativeflowers,fromfourdifferentseasons,areaddedonthecornersofthepiece,includingapeony,lotus,chrysanthemumandplumblossom.

Besidesinheritingtraditionalpaper-cuttingskills,shealsointegratedXiashicoloredlanterns,anotherimportantintangibleheritageinHaining,intoherworks.

"Ialsousedcolorandneedle-punching—incorporatingtheneedlepunchingtechniqueofXiashicoloredlanternstoreflecttheregionalcharacteristicsofourHainingpaper-cutting,"shesaid.

Inaddition,thered,blackandbluecolorisanotherimportantfeature,givingtheworkatasteofancientChina.

ShesaidthecolorwasinspiredbytheclassicChinesepaintingAPanoramaofRiversandMountainsbyancientpainterWangXimengduringtheSongDynasty(960-1279),andtheChinesedancedramaPoeticDance:TheJourneyofaLegendaryLandscapePainting.

Thetwo-hour-longdancedramaportraysthepainting"sbeautythroughtraditionalChinesedancemovements.ItpremieredseveralyearsagoandhasbecomeoneofthemostsuccessfuldancedramasinChina.

Sofar,morethan20paper-cuttings,mixedwiththeelementsoftheupcomingAsianGames,havebeencreatedbySuandothermembersofherteam.

Susaidthatculturalandcreativeproductsinspiredbyherworks,suchasenvironmentallyfriendlyclothbags,coastersandpillowshavebeendesignedtobetterpromotetraditionalculture.

Paper-cuttingareusedinChinaforornamentalpurposesandareusuallypastedoverwindows,glassdoorsandmirrorsonholidaysorspecialoccasionssuchasweddings.TheyareamongthemostpopulardecorationsforSpringFestival.

Themotifisdigitallylayeredandthepiecesofpapercarryingthemotifarethencarvedandcoloredbyhand.Multiplepiecesofpaperproduceathree-dimensionaleffect.

Hainingpaper-cuttingartisonerepresentativesofthe1,500-year-oldChinesepaper-cuttingart.Itisarecordofpeople"slivesandnaturalscenerysouthoftheYangtzeRiver,mixingrealismwithcreativeimagination.

TheAsianGameswilltakeplacebetweenSept23andOct8inHangzhouandfiveothercitiesinZhejiangprovince—Ningbo,Wenzhou,Jinhua,ShaoxingandHuzhou.