In the handicraft classroom of Tiexi Primary School in Kaiyuan County-level City, Tieling City, Liaoning Province, the sounds of scissors and paper-cutting knives fill the air as 35 students lean over their worktables to create artworks. Flocked fabric in their hands transforms into vivid peonies and soaring phoenixes. Innovation is breathing new life into this millennia-old intangible cultural heritage—paper cutting.

Teachers and students have boldly integrated traditional paper-cutting techniques with fashion design. At the First Campus Paper-Cutting Culture Festival, 101 students stunned the audience by debuting their handcrafted costumes. Traditional patterns were transformed into the folds of the garments through intaglio and hollowing techniques, offering a visual feast for the audience.