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  2. Chinese paper cutting - Wikipedia

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    Jiǎnzhǐ. Chinese paper cuttings in a shop. A cut-paper "window flower" during Chinese New Year. The art of paper cutting (Chinese: 剪紙; pinyin: jiǎnzhǐ) in China may date back to the 2nd century CE, when paper was invented by Cai Lun, a court official of the Eastern Han dynasty. Chinese paper cutting is a treasured traditional Chinese ...

  3. Chinese paper folding - Wikipedia

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    Chinese paper folding. Chinese paper folding, or zhezhi (摺紙), is the art of paper folding that originated in medieval China. The work of 20th-century Japanese paper artist Akira Yoshizawa widely popularized the Japanese word origami; however, in China and other Chinese-speaking areas, the art is referred to by the Chinese name, zhezhi.

  4. Chinese New Year - Wikipedia

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    Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival (see also § Names), is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of spring, observances traditionally take place from Chinese New Year's Eve, the evening preceding the first day of ...

  5. Shanghai-style papercutting - Wikipedia

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    Shanghai-style papercutting is a variety of papercutting practiced in south China, and in particular in Shanghai . The making of papercuts is a popular folk art in China. In the hands of an artisan, and with the help of a knife or a pair of scissors, a piece of paper can be turned into any of a wide variety of patterns – landscapes, flowers ...

  6. Papercutting - Wikipedia

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    Chinese paper cuttings (2014) Papercutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs. Art has evolved all over the world to adapt to different cultural styles. One traditional distinction most styles share is that the designs are cut from a single sheet of paper as opposed to multiple adjoining sheets as in collage.

  7. China Paper Cutting Museum - Wikipedia

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    32°23′44″N 119°26′49″E  / . 32.395640°N 119.446998°E. / 32.395640; 119.446998. Type. Art Museum. Founder. Feng Yica. The China Paper Cutting Museum ( Chinese: 中国剪纸博物馆) is a museum located in Yangzhou, China. The museum is dedicated to preserving paper art from China.

  8. Lü Shengzhong - Wikipedia

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    Lü Shengzhong (Chinese: 吕胜中; born 1952) is a Chinese artist who specializes in the ancient Chinese art of paper cutting. He came of age during the turbulent Cultural Revolution. When China started to open up following the death of Chairman Mao in 1976, Lü Shengzhong turned to traditional Chinese folk arts, unlike his contemporaries who ...

  9. Lunaria annua - Wikipedia

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    Lunaria inodora Lam. Viola lunaria Garsault. Lunaria annua, commonly called honesty or annual honesty, is a species of flowering plant in the cabbage and mustard family Brassicaceae. It is native to southern Europe, and cultivated throughout the temperate world. Ripe pods (siliques), some with seeds visible, some with only the central membrane ...

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