Introduction to Liu Jinglan 1
Chapter One Cutting “Window Flowers” 5
Section Ⅰ： Window Papercut in the Village 6
1. The Village 6
2. Window Papercuttings 19
Section Ⅱ： Window Papercuttings and I 27
1. Learning to Make Papercuttings 27
2. Away from Window Papercuttings 31
Summary 36
Chapter Two Farewell to the Village 39
Section Ⅰ： Papercutting Can Be An Art 39
1. Factory 39
2. Pick up the Scissors Again 45
Section Ⅱ： Life and Papercutting in the Factory 62
1. Acknowledgement of the Factory 62
2. My Papercutting Friends in the Factory 65
Summary 81
Chapter Three Reminiscence 83
Section Ⅰ： Restudying Window Papercuttings 83
1. Wisdom from Traditions 83
2. My Understanding of “Window Papercuttings” 92
Section Ⅱ： Vanishing Customs 125
1. Some Customs Have Disappeared 125
2. Many People Can Make Window Papercuttings 133
Summary 147
Chapter Four Still in the Same Style 151
Section Ⅰ： Traditional Taste 151
1. Tasting the Tradition 151
2. Employing Traditional Elements 164
Section Ⅱ：Beyond the Tradition 192
1. What Experts Say 192
2. Inspiration from Books 200
Summary 214
Chapter Five Papercut in Modern Life 218
Section Ⅰ： My Little Papercut Store 219
1. Adapting to Market Demand 219
2. Support from Friends 234
Section Ⅱ： Daughter’s View 242
1. My daughter 242
2. Daughter Is Good at Grasping Market Trends 247
Summary 257
Appendix 258
Interview with Jin Zhilin 258
Liu Jinglan’s Participation in Exhibitions and Awards 276
Postscript 279