Fengning

Fengning Manchu Autonomous County is a self-governing Manchu county in Chengde City, Hebei Province, China. It was established in 1987.

Its geographical coordinates are 40.48° N latitude and 115.73° E longitude.

History

Qing Emperor Qianlong created Fengning County in 1778.

In 1940 the county seat was moved from Fengning Town to Fengning County.

The area was occupied by Imperial Japan during World War II, but was liberated in May 1948.

On December 2, 1986, the State Council approved the creation of Fengning Manchu Autonomous County. The new county was officially listed in April 1987.

Paper cutting

Paper cutting has a long history in Fengning. It began there during the reign of Emperor Kangxi between 1661-1722.

At first, people cut paper in order to reinforce windows and block window joints. Later, people began to use rich colors and decorations.

In 1993 the Ministry of Culture named Fengning "Chinese folk paper-cut art town."

Intangible cultural heritage

In 2014, the Ministry of Culture included a Fengning folk artist named Teng Teng in a directory of cultural heritage sites across China. Teng's technique is a combination of painting, sculpture, heap embroidery, thangka and paper-cutting. He uses a colorful, realistic style.

Famous people

Fengning is the hometown of a famous revolutionary poet named Guo Xiaochuan (formerly known as Guo Enda). He was born in 1919 and died in 1976. His main works are: "plain old man", "into the fiery struggle", "to young citizens", "Pengcheng Wanli", "general trilogy", "sugar cane forest - blue gauze", and "Kunlun line".