Female Behavior and Environmental Perception in Paper- Cuttings in Northern Shaanxi

Abstract

This study examines Northern Shaanxi paper-cutting from a female environmental perception. Through field investigation and interviews with female paper-cutting craftsmen, an environmental embodiment chain was revealed. Environment: female craftsmen shift among fields to houses, mixed plants, and geometric minimalist motifs to meet family or client expectations. Social: courtyard audiences slow the rhythm, cooperative venues steady it, private rooms speed it up. Sensory: louder drums or brighter light cues faster cutting, embedding new meaning. Thus, perception links bodily action to identity roles, from virtuous wife to community leader. Findings inform rural cultural-space design and female empowerment.

Keywords: Paper-cutting; Gender; Environment