一把剪刀，几张纸，就能呈现花鸟鱼虫等各种精美图案，剪纸艺术真有这么神奇吗？于是我带着好奇心来到杨民兴老师的剪纸课堂一探究竟。
A pair of scissors and a few pieces of paper can present various exquisite patterns such as flowers, birds, fish and insects. Is Paper Cuttings really so magical? So I came to the Paper Cuttings class of Mr. Yang Minxing with curiosity to find out.
一张慈祥的脸，一双爱笑的眼睛，这就是剪纸艺人杨民兴爷爷给我们的第一印象。
A kind face, a pair of smiling eyes, this is the first impression of Paper Cuttings artist Yang Minxing's grandfather.
课堂上，我拿出了准备好的剪刀、红色纸，认真地听杨爷爷给我们讲解关于剪纸的由来和剪纸方法。杨爷爷告诉我们，剪纸是中国民间的艺术瑰宝。剪纸主要用剪刀或刻刀在纸上剪刻花纹，传统的剪纸所表现的内容，主要有戏曲人物、翎花花卉、草虫鱼兽，以及一些与吉祥话谐音的物象，洋溢着欢快、健康和热爱生活的情感。原来，看似普通的剪纸作品，却包含了丰富的文化底蕴和民族特色。
In class, I took out the prepared scissors and red paper and listened carefully to Grandpa Yang's explanation of the origin of Paper Cuttings and the method of Paper Cuttings. Grandpa Yang told us that Paper Cuttings is a treasure of Chinese folk art. Paper Cuttings mainly uses scissors or carving knives to cut and carve patterns on the paper. The content of traditional Paper Cuttings mainly includes opera characters, feather flowers, grass insects, fish and animals, as well as some objects that are homophonic with auspicious words, full of joy, health and love of life. It turns out that the seemingly ordinary Paper Cuttings works contain rich cultural heritage and national characteristics.
随后，老师给我们展示了他的“学雷锋”主题剪纸作品，普普通通的一张纸，在老师的巧手下逐渐成形，雷锋形象栩栩如生，令我不禁感叹：手艺人的双手简直比变戏法的还灵巧。经过老师的悉心教导，我们把材料铺开，准备大展身手。我迫不及待地想要剪出属于自己的独一无二的艺术品。刚开始，我全神贯注地盯着手中的红纸，觉得自己上手应该也不是很难。但是正可谓乐极生悲，我还没高兴得太久呢，就出现问题了——停停停！好险啊，刚刚就差那么一点点，就要剪断了！看来凡事不能大意啊！经过一番努力，我剪出了漂亮的盘花、五角星。
Later, the teacher showed us his Paper Cuttings works with the theme of "Learning from Lei Feng". An ordinary piece of paper gradually took shape under the teacher's skillful hands. The image of Lei Feng was lifelike, which made me sigh: the hands of the craftsman are more dexterous than those of the magician. With the careful guidance of our teacher, we spread out the materials and prepared to showcase our skills. I can't wait to cut out my own unique artwork. At first, I was fully focused on the red paper in my hand, thinking that it shouldn't be difficult for me to get started. But it can be said that happiness brings sorrow. I haven't been happy for too long when a problem arises - stop stop stop! It's so risky, I was just a little short of cutting it off! It seems that we cannot be careless in everything! After some effort, I cut out beautiful floral patterns and five pointed stars.
通过此次活动，我知道了剪纸不仅需要手上的功夫，更需要耐心和细心。
Through this activity, I learned that Paper Cuttings requires not only hand work, but also patience and care.