Chinese Paper-Cuts

Chinese paper-cutting boasts a long history. As early as the period of the Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty over 2100 years ago, records show that someone made a paper-cut of the image of Li Furen, the late favorite of Emperor Wu Di, so as to comfort him in his sorrow.
Today this custom is carried on in most households, particularly during the Spring Festival, by hanging streamers on the door jambs and sticking paper cuts to the windows for decoration.