Baotou gets yurt-shaped art studio

A studio in the shape of a Mongolian yurt opened in Baotou, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Dec 9, decorated with Baotou paper-cuttings to promote the art form, reports Baotou Daily.

The red paper-cuttings covered a total area of 400 square meters and were created by folk artists.

Paper-cutting is one of the most important folk arts in China, with a history that can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) when Cai Lun invented paper.

Baotou paper-cutting incorporates grassland and nomadic culture and was listed as part of China’s cultural heritage in 2010. 

Baotou of North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region opens a new studio to promote the art form of Baotou paper-cutting on Dec 9. [Photo/Baotou Daily]