An exhibition featuring traditional paper-cutting artworks are on display at Yantai Jiaodong Folk Art Museum, which will run?until Oct 14.

Nine outstanding paper-cutting masters from China's Guizhou, Shandong, Shaanxi, Jilin and Jiangsu provinces were invited to showcase their exquisite artworks with different styles.

More than 100 paper-cutting artworks with?varying themes, exquisite patterns and distinctive regional characteristics are exhibited at museum.

Paper-cuttings are used to decorate the windows, beds, rice containers and flour vats, and exhibit the homeowners' longing for good luck. Chinese paper-cutting is also included on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List.

As a part of the First Yantai Citizens Cultural Festival, the exhibition will honor the 70th anniversary of the founding of?People's Republic of China and also provides an exchange platform for paper-cut artists from all over the country.

Tips:

Address: Yantai Jiaodong Folk Art Museum, No 96, Shanhai Road, Laishan district, Yantai

How to get there: Take bus No 45, 58, 86, or K2 to Tianlai Garden Station

Tel: 0535-6711201 or 199-0535-0067

Visitors are immersed in the charms of exquisite paper-cutting artworks at Yantai Jiaodong Folk Art Museum. [Photo/Wechat Account: ytwlgw]

A completed paper-cutting entry is on display. [Photo/Wechat Account: ytwlgw]