[00:00.00]Unit 6 Design

[00:04.57]Lesson 3 Chinese Paper Art

[00:08.62]The Art of Paper

[00:11.90]Chen Zijiang is a paper-cutting expert

[00:15.04]whom I interviewed for my article

[00:16.86]on Chinese Art.

[00:19.08]Paper-cutting is something

[00:20.20]that he learned to do from an early age.

[00:23.83]"It is a Chinese folk art with a long history,"

[00:27.65]Mr Chen told me,"Paper cuts of animals

[00:30.76]have been found in tombs,

[00:32.85]which date back to the time of the Northern

[00:35.27]and Southern Dynasty(386-589)!"

[00:40.38]He added that by the Southern Song Dynasty

[00:43.26](1127-1279),paper-cutting

[00:47.09]had become an important part of everyday life.

[00:51.32]"A young farmer who wanted a wife,

[00:53.73]would look at a young woman's

[00:55.36]paper-cutting skills before marrying her!"

[00:58.36]explained Mr Chen,laughing at the look

[01:00.67]of surprise on my face.

[01:03.48]Mr Chen went on to explain,

[01:05.01]that there are three types of paper cuts

[01:07.63]which people still make today:

[01:10.85]paper cuts for decoration,

[01:12.72]for religious purposes

[01:14.69]and for design patterns.

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