Pingyao Sha-Ge Opera is a unique piece of paper art in the country.It integrates art of clay sculpture,painting,paper cutting,sculpture and opera.It was born in the 32 nd year of Guangxu Dynasty(1906)Xu Li Ting,owner of a cardboard shop "Liuhezhai",operates in the original 36 rooms and the existing27 rooms.There are three or four opera figures in the court,each of which is a beautiful reproduction of the live performance of Jin opera.As one of the local traditional handicrafts in Pingyao County,Shanxi Province,the development of Sha-Ge Opera is closely related to the unique geographical environment of Pingyao and compliments the local folk culture in Pingyao.It is the carrier of opera culture and the founder of folk culture,A master of paper art,has a profound cultural value and artistic value.Like many folk artworks,the Sha-Ge Opera also faced the crisis of passing down the dynasties and disappearing out of authenticity.Nowadays,the Sha-Ge Opera has become a national intangible cultural heritage,national level culture relics,there are more and more scholarsstudying and paying attention to it.Its rescue and protection work is also in full swing.Taking Sha-Ge Opera as the research object,this article divides six chapters from the artistic point of view,combining with the literature research method,the field investigation method and the system analysis method,Cultural value and other aspects of analysis and research.The first chapter mainly describes the purpose and significance of the research,research methods,research status at home and abroad;The second chapter overview of Sha-Ge Opera,including the environmental characteristics of Pingyao,the production and development of Sha-Ge Opera,the history of development,the inheritor of the Sha-Ge Opera and so on.The third chapter focuses on the construction and production process of the Sha-Ge Opera.The fourth part classifies the performance themes of Sha-Ge Opera,Historical drama,chivalrous case drama,hero legend drama,myth story drama and family ethics drama.The fifth part mainly analyzes the artistic characteristics of Sha-Ge Opera,including the artistic features,the artistic expression,the artistic features of theme,Artistic features and so on.The sixth part summarizes the culture value of Sha-Ge Opera and puts forward the reasonable suggestion for its inheritance protection