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The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Paper Cutting, Paperback / softback Book

The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Paper Cutting Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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With dozens of beautiful, original designs and detailed explanations, this Chinese paper cutting book is a great reference for beginners. Paper cutting is a popular papercraft in today's multicultural world, embracing a great variety of themes, designs and images.

In China, its birthplace, it is regarded as an elegant traditional folk art.

Chinese paper cuts reflect many aspects of life, including prosperity, health and the harvest.

Paper cuts are typically used to decorate walls, windows and doors, or as patterns for embroidery and lacquer work.

Rich in cultural tradition, with a long history of over 1,500 years, Chinese paper cutting was listed as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009. Easy to learn, paper cutting only requires paper and scissors which can be used to create a wide range of interesting paper cut outs.

Instruction and inspiration can be found in The Beginner's Guide to Chinese Paper Cutting.

This Chinese crafts book introduces all the basic elements of Chinese paper cutting, including the necessary preparation, basic techniques, simple practices and appreciation.

The book's clear directions and illustrations will allow anyone to explore the art of paper cutting and start making their own works of art.

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