Paper cutting剪纸 jiǎn zhǐ

窗花chuāng huā

Brief Introduction (by video)

paper, pencil, scissors, or an engraving knife

囍 : Happiness

Fold your paper twice and draw lines like this,Then cut out the part with shade and when you unfold your paper you will get the double Happiness 囍

The Spring Festival

“ 春” means “spring”, symbolizing the beginning of the year.

Chinese people like the word “ 春”

Fold your paper once and draw lines like this.Then cut out the part with shade and when you unfold your paper you will get the tiger head.

Make a new year card with your paper-cut

work for “Tiger Head” and Chinese

characters for “Happy Tiger Year”.

Alternative:

Make paper-cut for “ 寿”（ longevity) and

teach your family members.

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