MY COUNTRY-CHINA

Presenter: JiangzhenghuiESL156 Culture studiesInstructor: Lyra Riabov

Geography Location

Size Population

Introduction

Special CultureCalligraphy Chinese

Paper-cut

Location: East Asia

Size: approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, the world's second-largest country by land area

Population:over 1.3billion,the world's most populous country

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Chinese calligraphy world famous

Former first ladyLaura Bush

Tools for calligraphy

The paper, ink, brush, and inkstone are essential implements of East Asian

calligraphy: they are known together as the Four Treasures of the

Study (文房四宝 )

Chinese calligraphy

Word "drogon" in different Chinese fonts

The best cursive handwriting

Appreciation of calligraph

Appreciation of Ink painting

Chinese paper-cut

• Papercuts refer to handicrafts made by cutting paper with scissors to form different patterns and pasting them on walls, windows, doors and ceilings

The history of papercuts• With the long history, papercuts, which originated in China, have been very popular among the ordinary people of China.The first papercut can be traced back to the Northern and Southern Dynasties (386~581) period. The initiation and spread of papercuts had a close relationship with Chinese rural festivals. People pasted papercuts on walls, windows and doors at wedding ceremonies or festivals to enhance the festive atmosphere.

Appreciation of Papercuts

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