Artisans make paper cuttings featuring Asian Games

An artisan makes paper-cutting works featuring the 19th Asian Games in Tonglu county, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Artisans in Tonglu have been making paper-cutting works featuring the 19th Asian Games to welcome the major sporting event which will take place in Hangzhou, the capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, this September.

Tonglu, a county administered by Hangzhou, will host the equestrian events of the Games.

Tonglu has a long history of paper-cutting and its crafting skills are listed as a national intangible cultural heritage item.

More than 100 paper-cutting works featuring the Asian Games have been crafted by artisans in the county this year.