The development history of paper-cut pieces

In 1956, Wan Guchan entered Shanghai Art Studio. His long-cherished wish to create paper-cut pieces immediately received strong support from the director of the factory, Te Wei. The script "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon" written by the famous screenwriter Bao Lei was designed by cartoonist Zhan Tong, and creative staff such as Hu Jinqing, Chen Zhenghong, Qian Jiaxin, etc. participated in this innovative experiment. The artist drew on Chinese shadow puppetry, folk window grilles, paper-cutting and other artistic features to create the first batch of paper-cut characters in art films. They nailed paper-cut photo stands out of wooden strips and made their own lighting. "Zhu Bajie Eats Watermelon" was finally born in 1958, and a new variety of Chinese cartoons was born.