When China began its "open door" policy in the 1980s, a huge amount of folk decoration was also transported to the West by the large number of tourists and antique dealers, where it was used for interior decoration.
一九八○年代，中共「門戶開放」政策施行後，吸引了不少西方遊客與古董商暢遊神州，大批的民俗裝飾也被運往西方，進入家庭裝潢。