lesson3 Chinese paper cutting

Lesson3ChinesePaperArtLookatthepicturesonthispage.Whatstyledothesepicturesbelongto?ArtPaperChineseHaveyouevertriedpaper-cutting?Onwhatoccasionswouldyouusepapercuts?Today,papercutsarechieflyusedasdecoration.Theyornamentwalls,windows,doors,columns,mirrors,lampsandlanternsinhomesandaregivenaspresentsthemselves.ChinesecharactersfordoublehappinessTheFirstReadingReadthearticleandanswerthefollowingquestions.2.Howmanytypesofpapercutsdopeopleliketomake?3.WhatChinesecharacteroftenappearsinweddingpapercut?5.WhatadvicedoesChenZijianggivetobeginnersofpaper-cutting?4.Whydopeopleputuppapercutsduringholidays?1.HowdidthefarmerschoosetheirbridesinSouthernSongDynasty?2.Howmanytypesofpapercutsdopeopleliketomake?3.WhatChinesecharacteroftenappearsinweddingpapercuts?Therearethreetypesofpapercutswhichpeopleliketomake.TheChinesecharacterfordoublehappinessoftenappearsinweddingpapercuts.1.HowdidthefarmerschoosetheirbridesinSouthernSongDynasty?Theywouldlookatayoungwoman’spaper-cuttingskills.Hesuggestspracticingeasydesignssuchassnowflakes.Thesepapercutsareputupduringholidaystobringgoodluck.4.Whydopeopleputuppapercutsduringholidays?5.WhatadvicedoesChenZijianggivetobeginnersofpaper-cutting?TheSecondReadingIamChenZijiangIamaexpertIlearnedtocutfromMysuggestionfornewcomersistopracticeeasydesigns,snowflakes.suchaspaper-cuttinganearlyage.ⅠChen’informatiionΠsomethingaboutpapercuttingPapercutIntroduction:ItisaartwithaChinesefolklonghistory.ItdatesbacktotheNorthernandSouthernDynasty.Thetypesthreethe1sttype:the2ndtype:the3rdtype:Itisusedfordecoratingwindows,walls,gatesandlanternsItisusedforItisusedinreligiouspurposes.thedesignofothercrafts.ChenZijiangisapaper—cuttingexpert.Helearnedfromanearlyage.Paper—cuttinghasalonghistory.PapercutsofanimalswerefoundintombsduringtheNorthernandSouthernDynasty.BytheSouthernSongDynastyithadbecameanimportantpartofeverydaylife.Therearethreetypesnow:papercutsfordecoration,forreligiouspurposesandfordesignpatterns.SummaryAppreciatethesepaper-cuttingart.DesignpatternsYangYuhuanXiShiDiaoChanWangZhaojun