Rao Baolian is an outstanding Paper Cuttings artist and the inheritor of Paper Cuttings’s “intangible cultural heritage” of paper-cut. She was born in January 1974, and her native place is Dapu County, Meizhou, Guangdong Province. She has loved painting since childhood. She is now a painter of Foshan Artists Association Creation Institute, a member of Chancheng District Artists Association, and the secretary general of Paper Cuttings art committee of Foshan Folk Artists Association. Rao Baolian’s art career began in 1993, when she came to work in Foshan from her hometown. She originally studied oil painting, but a competition made her bond with Paper Cuttings. Her Paper Cuttings works not only won many awards in China, but also went overseas for cultural exchanges and were collected by consulates and embassies of many countries. Rao Baolian is particularly committed to reviving the lost Paper Cuttings technique of copper chisel for more than 30 years, which is a unique Paper Cuttings technique made of copper foil, repeatedly chiseled and colored by copper chisel. Her efforts not only made this skill reappear in the “Jianghu”, but also made significant contributions to the inheritance and development of Paper Cuttings art in Foshan. Rao Baolian’s artistic achievements and contributions have made her one of the important figures in the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage in Guangdong Province and even the whole country.
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