Chinanews.com, Wenzhou, August 12 (Fan Yubin, Ge Mingrui, Yang Haihong) "Cut whatever I think of, no reference is needed. All works are cut according to the ideas in my mind." 90, who lives in Yueqing City, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province The old man Dong Guodong said.

Dong Guodong is cutting the butterfly photo by Yang Haihong

　　He started to learn paper-cutting when he was 82 years old. In the past eight years, Dong Guodong, who loves butterflies exclusively, has turned the waste products such as advertising paper and wrapping paper around him into “treasures” and cut out more than 2,000 pairs of paper butterfly works.

Now, in less than 5 minutes, Dong Guodong can add new members to his "Butterfly Kingdom".

　　"Every time I see a butterfly, I will look closely. When I see a butterfly species I haven't seen before, I will remember their appearance in my heart. After I go home, I will slowly conceive and cut it." According to Dong Guodong's memory, Like butterflies and the Yue opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", his first paper-cut work was based on butterflies.

Dong Guodong's paper-cut butterfly works Photo by Yang Haihong

　　In order to improve his eyesight and enrich his daily life, Dong Guodong has often been sitting in front of his desk for most of the day for 8 years. Sometimes he suddenly has inspiration when he walks on the road.

When his wife was sick and hospitalized, he accompanied him in front of the hospital bed, took out the paper to cut in his spare time, and shared his creative experience with his wife.

　　What's even more amazing is that all the paper used in Dong Guodong's works comes from some waste products in life, among which advertising paper, wrapping paper, and red envelopes are mostly used.

　　"Our generation is a person who has suffered, so we are very economical in life. If I were asked to buy red paper to make it, I would not be able to experience the joy of creation." Dong Guodong said.

　　In Dong Guodong's eyes, the newspapers he ordered and the advertising papers in the newspapers, the paper on food packaging bags, and the red envelope shells with patterns and blessings are all good paper-cutting materials.

After collecting these materials, he will store them in a drawer, and then take them out to create when he is free.

　　Dong Guodong said that the key to paper-cutting is to be calm and willing to use your brain.

When I first practiced myself, I only cut some simple and symmetrical butterfly patterns.

Later, as the level of paper-cutting skills improved, he also gained new insights in his creation, not only paying attention to appearance, but injecting ideological connotation into his works.

　　For example, Dong Guodong once cut a big butterfly based on wedding candy wrapping paper. In the center is a cartoon version of a bride and groom drinking a cup of wine.

　　During the creation of this work, Dong Guodong deliberately placed the two figures in the middle, and carved some small patterns on the periphery.

The heart shape on the periphery of the work is transformed into the wings of a butterfly. The butterfly and the characters in the pattern are completely natural, giving people a sweet and happy feeling.

Dong Guodong's paper-cut butterfly works Photo by Yang Haihong

　　In addition, looking through the 4 collections of Dong Guodong's family, there is also a "butterfly" that is impressive.

The special feature is the use of four leaves as the wings of a "butterfly", and Dong Guodong cut out the head, tentacles and body of the "butterfly" with paper. The whole work is vivid and lifelike.

　　"When I get older, I treat my hobby as leisure. It doesn't matter if I cut it well or not, I just want to be happy." Dong Guodong said that in the past 8 years, paper-cutting has become a part of his life. Although every "butterfly" work is static, Can convey their own thinking about life.

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