The modern development of Jianzhi from Binzhou in Shandong Province (using the example of the work of Chinese master Lan Fumei)

Paper cutting is an important part of Chinese traditional culture, and the regional features of Chinese paper cutting are mainly reflected in the artistic traditions and paper cutting styles in different regions, reflecting the cultural characteristics and folk traditions of each region. The research is devoted to the study of the current state of the traditional Chinese art of jianzhi (paper cutting technique) in Shandong province. It has been established that the northern and eastern traditions/styles of this art are distinguished in Shandong Province. The main focus of the work is on the northern local tradition of Jianzhi, conventionally called "Jianzhi of Binzhou". The purpose of this study is to show the peculiarities of the development of the traditional Jianzhi style from the Chinese city of Binzhou, Shandong province, using the example of the work of the famous master Lan Fumei. The main methods used in this study are historical-cultural, formal-stylistic and semiotic, which allow us to show the features of the artist's creative method and its connection with traditional Shandong paper cutting. The novelty of the research is the formal, stylistic and semiotic analysis of Lan Fumei's famous jianzhi on the historical plot "The Holy Warrior Sun Wu" and on the plot of the Chinese opera "The Woman is the Husband of the Princess", demonstrating the specifics of the regional Jianzhi of Binzhou. It is established that the master uses both traditional jianzhi techniques typical of the Binzhou style, and makes his own changes by expanding the plot. The results of the study are aimed at drawing the attention of Russian researchers to the little-studied regional traditions of Chinese Jianzhi and the work of Lan Fumei, as well as modern traditions of jianzhi development in China.