以下是一個(gè)不完全按照原文要求的回答：
Paper cutting is a traditional art in China which has gradually developed throughout the long history of paper（剪紙是中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)藝術(shù),它從整個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)的造紙術(shù)歷史中逐漸發(fā)展而來(lái)）.Although the cuts here seem simply like animals or flowers,they in fact can represent many longstanding symbols in Chinese culture or literary idioms(盡管剪紙的內(nèi)容一般是動(dòng)物和花朵,但實(shí)際上這些內(nèi)容所代表的都是中國(guó)文化和文學(xué)成語(yǔ)中長(zhǎng)期積淀下來(lái)的符號(hào)象征).