Yunlin Huwei｜Beixi Paper-Cutting Village: A Hidden Red Paper Poem in the Countryside

Stepping into the Beixi Community in Yunlin's Huwei feels like entering a living paper-cutting museum. There are no towering skyscrapers here, but everywhere you look—on walls, by windows, or at alley corners—red paper transforms into flowers, birds, insects, animals, and human stories. Traditional paper-cutting quietly blooms under the sunlight in this unique place known as the "Beixi Paper-Cutting Village." Paper-Cutting Heritage｜From Folk Craft to Community Landscape: Originally a simple farming village, the Beixi Community has a rich tradition of paper-cutting, thanks to the skills of its elderly residents and their deep roots in folk art. In recent years, with the joint efforts of local historians and residents, it has been transformed into "Taiwan's only paper-cutting-themed village." Paper-cutting is no longer just a New Year tradition of decorating windows with cutouts. It has been given a new identity—becoming the centerpiece of public art, community murals, cultural and creative products, and guided educational tours.