Chinese Paper-cutting Art
Paper-cutting is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts.
It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden and silver foil cuttings onto their hair at the temples and men used them in sacred rituals. Later, they were used during festivals to decorate gates and windows. After hundreds of years' development, now they have become a very popular means of decoration among country folk, especially women.
Every Tuesday during Term One, Han Lǎoshī, our Mandarin Learning Assistant, has engaged us with language and cultural aspects from China. This is to build our awareness of similarities and differences so that we can appreciate the heritage of some of our school mates and learn about another country in our world.
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| The Year of the Pig |
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| A big red paper character 'Xi'
(happiness) |
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| Ms Han demonstrating paper cutting. |
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| Athena, Peter, Joey and Ms Han enjoying the handicraft. |
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| Ceska concentrating. |
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| Daniel being precise with his cutting. |
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| Angus in action with his scissors. |
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| Ben's outline of a frog. |
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| Jack's look of concentration. |
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| Max and Harry pleased with their craft. |
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| Ms Han showing us how to make the happiness character. |
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The quiet focus for Emily, Maddie,
Sienna and Miranda. |
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| Jessica examining her careful work. |
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| More mask fun with Joey. |
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| Joey exploring his creativity. |
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| Peter took his time to be careful. |
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| Miranda and Kaniksta exchanging ideas |
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| Sienna sketching before cutting. |
