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1 Tourism Confucius Institute at Griffith University
Chinese Culture of 中华文化之 Paper Cutting 剪纸 Tourism Confucius Institute at Griffith University

2 What is paper cutting(Jian Zhi)?
剪纸是什么？ - is different patterns made by scissors -是通过剪刀剪出的不同图案 - is one of the oldest traditional arts in China -是中国最古老的传统艺术 - is necessary decorations at festivals -是中国节日的必备装饰

3 History of Paper Cutting
剪纸的历史 1500 years! 1500年！

4 Methods of paper cutting
剪纸的方法 Cut with a pair of scissors 用剪刀剪 Tear with hands 用手撕 Carve with knives 用刀刻

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6 Themes of paper cutting
剪纸的题材

7 - Popular patterns流行图案: animals, birds, characters, scenes
动物、鸟类、人物、风景

8 鼠Rat、牛Ox、虎Tiger、兔Rabbit、龙Dragon、蛇Snake、马Horse、羊Goat、猴Monkey、鸡Rooster、狗Dog、猪Pig

9 各种符号 Language Characters 语言符号

10 Application of paper cutting
剪纸的应用

11 House decoration: window decoration
房屋装饰：窗花

12 Paper cutting patterns on clothes
剪纸图案在服饰上的应用

13 Environment decoration 环境装饰
Metro Station in Beijing, China 中国北京的地铁站

14 Advertisement decoration广告装饰
SK-II : Chinese special edition in Spring Festival春节特别版

15 jiǎn zhǐ Paper-cutting 剪 纸
Tools for paper-cutting White Paper 白纸(bái zhǐ) Red Paper 红纸(hóng zhǐ) Scissors 剪刀(jiǎn dāo) Glue 胶水(jiāo shuǐ) Pattern 模 板(mó bǎn)

16 Smiling face pattern 笑脸图案

17 Koala pattern 考拉图案

18 Paper-cutting-Successive fold and cut
Stick the template on the red paper Cut the white part off Tip: do not cut the part of hand through

19 Paper-cutting-Successive fold and cut
Xióng māo熊猫 hóuzi猴子

20 8-sided paper folding instruction
3. Fold the left corner over onto the right corner and crease. Your triangle just keeps getting smaller and smaller. 1.Fold the square vertically along the middle. 2. Along the middle line, fold the up corner onto the bottom corner and crease. You now have a quarter-sized triangle. 4. Bring the short side that is closest to the bottom towards the triangle's long side.

21 Cut above the straight edge.

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23 3D paper cutting

24 Thank you