The transformation from the farming civilization to the industrial civilization increase the possibility that the old folk papercutting tradition will die out .

农耕文明向工业文明的转型也在加剧着古老的民间剪纸传统的流变与消亡。

The themes of folk papercutting reflect common people ’ s group consciousness.in the living environment of Chinese farming culture , existing and multiplying is the primary group consciousness , this is why papercuttings still present those permanent themes .

民间剪纸的主题，反映的是广大民众在世俗生活中最基本的群体意识。在中国传统农耕文化的生存环境中，生存与繁衍是最基本的群体意识[1]而这正是民间剪纸传承至今所表现出恒常性的原因所在。

With popularization of public media and the influence from vogue culture and consumption culture , the folk custom activities are being reduced . The primary folk culture function of papercutting has almost died out .

由于传媒的普及，以及受时尚文化、消费文化的影响，民间剪纸主要依附的民俗活动逐渐减少，民间剪纸原初的民俗文化功能也几近消亡。