Volume 10,Issue 8
The advice to “disclose the family business to no one” has remained in my mind for a long time. It influenced how I perceived the works of Ni Youzhi, a paper-cut artist, which are shrouded in mystery and marked with her family’s hue. I certainly feel proud and understand the sense of mission for this inheritance that has been passed down from generation to generation [2]. However, her Manchu paper-cut changed dramatically over time despite my best efforts to preserve this “heirloom” [3]. Looking back on her journey of creation, her trajectory of inheritance, creation, transformation, and regression was marked clearly.