Youyu folk paper-cutting art has a long history and strong local flavor. It is mainly spread in Shuozhou, Xinzhou, Datong, southeastern Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, Jining, Fengzhen and other places. Youyu paper-cutting is divided into two forms: monochrome paper-cutting and color paper-cutting. Monochrome paper-cutting is cutting with only one color of paper. The works are divided into figures, flowers, birds, animals, and landscapes. Colored paper-cutting is mainly made of inlaid paper of various colors. Its characteristic is that a paper-cutting work is composed of small parts cut from a variety of colored papers. The production tools include scissors, carving knives, awls, paper twists, stereotypes, various colored papers, pattern samples, kerosene lamps (for fumigating flowers), etc. His main works include "Mu Guiying Takes Command", "The Golden Branch", "Kou Zhun Carrying Boots", "Mulan", "Flying Apsaras", "Mona Lisa", "Four Bodhisattvas", "Grand Master and Junior Master", "Dream of Red Mansions Series", "Twelve Zodiac Signs", "Eight Horses", "Lucky Dog", "The World Becomes Bright When the Rooster Crows", "Qilin Delivers Treasures", "Peacock and Peony", "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls", "Dragon and Phoenix", "Northern Landscape", "Hometown" series, "Look at the Girl", "Look! The Craftsmanship of Aunts and Grandmas", "Silly Boy in the Seabuckthorn Field", etc. Youyu paper-cutting is the product of thousands of years of historical accumulation of Chinese culture. It occupies a very important position in the traditional folk art of Shanxi. It embodies the modeling consciousness, aesthetic ideals and philosophical concepts of Chinese folk art, releases a unique artistic charm, and has important cultural and artistic value. Information source: General Office of Shanxi Provincial Government Information source: General Office of Shanxi Provincial Government