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	Chinese paper folding - Chinese Art - Chinese Art
		The history of Chinese paper folding has not been as thoroughly investigated as that of other countries (particularly Japan and the Spanish-speaking lands) mainly due to the political isolation of mainland China, but there are enough examples of traditional Chinese paper folding known which demonstrate that it is a well-developed art in that country.
		A number of the models are folded from the blintz base (this means one begins by folding the four corners of a square to meet at the center), a form also common in traditional European and Japanese paper folding.
		The modular folding mentioned above is often done with Chinese paper money, and is folded from numerous pieces of paper (a 1 x 2 rectangle: half a square) folded into a relatively simple triangle, and connected by inserting a flap of one triangle into a pocket on the next.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Chinese_paper_folding (530 words)

	Chinese paper folding - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The history of Chinese paper folding(;) has not been as thoroughly investigated as that of other countries (particularly Japan and the Spanish-speaking lands) mainly due to the political isolation of mainland China, but there are enough examples of traditional Chinese paper folding known which demonstrate that it is a well-developed art in that country.
		A number of the models are folded from the blintz base (this means one begins by folding the four corners of a square to meet at the center), a form also common in traditional European and Japanese paper folding.
		The modular folding mentioned above is often done with Chinese paper money, and is folded from numerous pieces of paper (a 1 x 2 rectangle: half a square) folded into a relatively simple triangle, and connected by inserting a flap of one triangle into a pocket on the next.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Chinese_paper_folding (458 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Origami
		An example of a paper art star on a window, which does not meet the typical requirements of origami as it is constructed from multiple pieces of paper.
		As these papers are floppy to start with, they are often backcoated or resized with methylcellulose or wheat paste before folding.
		Folding a flat model from a crease pattern has been proven by Marshall Bern and Barry Hayes to be NP complete.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Origami (1458 words)

	Origami paper @ art-riko.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chinese paper folding tradition also travelled into Korea and further into Japan during 6th and 7th century and introduced with Buddhism.
		The 8th and 12th century in Japan is the time the aristocratic samurai had begun to gain their power in the public and they made their own paper holding method as their status symbols to separate from the lower class farmers and peasants.
		After the 17th century is the time that paper printing method was established and became more available to everyone and the time that origami culture became further more into the public level.
	www.art-riko.com /page--Origami-paper--origami.html (403 words)

	Paper Folding Geometry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Folding paper is analogous to mirroring one half of a plane in a crease.
		As in the usual Geometry, the distinction is being made between experimentation with the physical paper and the abstract theory of "paper folding".
		The model for a paper sheet is a piece of the plane; folding is an isometry of the part of the plane on one side of the fold to another, the fold being the curve of fixed points of this isometry.
	www.cut-the-knot.org /pythagoras/PaperFolding/index.shtml (1161 words)

	chinese-art
		The study of early Chinese bronze casting is a specialised field of art history.
		The best known form of Chinese opera is Beijing opera, which assumed its present form in the mid-19th century and was extremely popular in the Qing dynasty (1644-1911).
		Chinese opera - Traditional drama grew out of the zaju (variety plays) of the Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) and continues to exist in many (368?) different forms, the best known of which is Beijing opera.
	www.china-101.net /chineseart.html (5497 words)

	Chinese art at AllExperts
		Chinese art is art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese artists or performers.
		The Chinese art in the Republic of China (Taiwan) and that of overseas Chinese can also be considered part of Chinese art where it is based in or draws on Chinese heritage and Chinese culture.
		Zhao Mengfu was a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/ch/chinese_art.htm (5948 words)

	Chinese Paper-cut (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As paper was highly precious in the early days, the art of paper cutting first became popular in the royal palaces and houses of nobility as a favorite pastime among court ladies.
		However, the art of paper cutting was on the verge of dying out during the past century as old China experienced successive years of the disaster of war brought on by domestic turmoil and foreign invasion.
		Third, she has hopes that the art of paper cutting may blend the romantic charm of traditional Chinese painting, the fineness of embroidery, and the form in Western sculpture in order to create a realistic sense of three-dimensional imagery and revitalizing and animating the art form.
	www.chinese-mall.com /chinesepapercut.html (883 words)

	Star Trek Special Interest Group (Origami) - Design Section
		Many origami historians had associated paper folding with the discovery of paper, apparently assuming that with the discovery of paper, it would be used for artistic or ceremonial reasons.
		Paper making was believed to have been discovered by a Chinese court official Tsai Lun around AD 100 in China.
		The main tradition of Chinese paper folding appears to be found within the tradition of ceremonies, funerals and prayers to the Gods.
	web.singnet.com.sg /~lhsen/history.html (737 words)

	Paper
		Paper has many other uses than as a writing or printing material--it can be used as a wrapping, for filtering, for decorative and artistic purposes, or even as an engineering material.
		Paper is strictly defined as a felt of cellulose fibres, usually with adhesive components and fillers.
		Papers made before that are all rag papers of good permanence, but later papers may disintegrate rapidly, as seen in newspapers and magazines, which used the sulphite paper for economy.
	www.du.edu /~jcalvert/tech/paper.htm (2027 words)

	What is Origami?
		Many origami historian have associated paper folding with the discovery of paper, apparently assuming that with the discovery of paper, it would be used for artistic or ceremonial reasons.
		Paper making was believed to have been discovered by a Chinese court official Tsai Lun around AD 100 in China.
		The main tradition of Chinese paper folding appears to be found within the tradition of ceremonies, funerals and prayers to the Gods.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/alabama/179/article.htm (1727 words)

	U.S. National Arboretum: Education: Events: Chinese Moon Festival 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Paper folding is another old art form, producing a wide array of containers and representations of living things.
		Chinese floral design seeks to express the oppositional nature of the world and so presents contrasts in texture, line, form, and color.
		Chinese penjing often depicts naturalistic scenes or landscapes, with a theme or symbol expressed by the display.
	www.usna.usda.gov /Education/moonfestevents.html (787 words)

	Destiny, the Culture of China - Paper Cutting
		Paper cutting also became one of the crafts that every girl was to master and that were often used to judge brides.
		The art of paper cutting has remained unfading in China through the ages principally because its devotees used the skills of knife and scissors to dynamically depict splendid Chinese culture and folk festivals in all its many facets.
		Third, she has hopes that the art of paper cutting may blend the charm of traditional Chinese painting, the fineness of embroidery, and the form in Western sculpture in order to create a realistic sense of three-dimensional imagery that revitalizes and animates the art form.
	library.thinkquest.org /20443/paper_cutting.html (771 words)

	Paper folding - David Lister on Maying Soong: “The Art of Chinese Paper Folding.”
		Origami, the art of paper folding, is thought to have began in China around the second century Many cultures have their own folk craft of paper folding.
		Re: paper folding a 30-60-90 triangle by Lee M Cottrell on 10/18/95.
		It is, in fact, the very antithesis of paper folding with its strict Quickly, however, he discovered true paper folding and changed his allegiance.
	dealtutor.com /datt/paper-folding.htm (504 words)

	Paper folding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Paper folding is the art of folding paper; it is known in many societies that use paper.
		In much of the West, the term origami is used synonymously with paper folding, though the term properly only refers to the art of paper folding in Japan.
		Curiosity: It was formerly thought that it was impossible to fold a sheet of paper in half more than 7 times; usually it is difficult to reach even 6 times.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paper_folding (130 words)

	Chinese Folding Fan
		Chinese paper folding - The history of Chinese paper folding () has not been as thoroughly investigated as that of other countries (particularly Japan and the Spanish-speaking lands) mainly due to the political isolation of mainland China, but there are enough examples of traditional Chinese paper folding known which demonstrate that...
		She is a Chinese gymnast who is coached by Liu Guicheng and He Hua in Beijing.
		Chinese paper art - In a culture that invented paper back in the 1st century AD (Cai Lun, during the Han Dynasty), Chinese paper arts have existed for thousands of years, spanning from painted or pattern cut paper fans, lanterns, to decorative designs and structures accomplished by folding and/or cutting.
	fans.vvvvvv3.com /chinesefoldingfan.html (735 words)

	Origami at AllExperts
		Special origami paper, often also referred to as "kami", is sold in prepackaged squares of various sizes ranging from 2.5 cm to 25 cm or more.
		As these papers are floppy to start with, they are often backcoated or resized with methylcellulose or wheat paste before folding.
		For example, the Miura map fold is a rigid fold that has been used to deploy large solar panel arrays for space satellites.
	en.allexperts.com /e/o/or/origami.htm (1586 words)

	General Information About Our Chinese Paintings. Chinese Painting, Calligraphy and Chinese Art for Sale.
		Although the Chinese hanging scroll format is very traditional in the eyes of westerners, we highly recommend framing all ink paintings under glass or acrylic for protection from damage.
		Most contemporary Chinese artists paint on paper and not silk and most silk paintings available today are copies of older painting and not originals.
		Even though all our rice paper paintings are flattened and backed, some folds may be slightly visible due to prolonged folding and/or ink rubbing on the creases, and/or paint flaking off a fold.
	www.chinesepaintings.com /chinesepainting.html (2000 words)

	Chinese Paper Arts
		A second part focuses on Chinese paper cutting, especially the intricate cutting of the brilliantly colored figures in the Wei Xian county style.The third button takes you to some examples of modern money folds as practiced in the West, and links to other paper art resources.
		Folding instructions for a swan can be obtained from The Origami Interest Group, maintained by Maartin Van Gelder in the Netherlands.
		Folded models by Carol Stevens of the West Coast Origami Guild.
	www.westworld.com /~nienhuis/chinese.html (894 words)

	Articles: Folding, by Bryan Clair
		Folding paper is a very simple operation, but leads to surprisingly precise constructions.
		Just fold it once anywhere, then fold again at a right angle, lining up the two halves of the first fold to make sure the angle is perfectly 90°.
		One fold that's been around for centuries is the bellows, used in old-style cameras and as wind power for accordions and church organs.
	www.strangehorizons.com /2002/20020311/folding.shtml (2583 words)

	Linda Fang's Workshop Offerings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Use simple pieces of paper, and a pair of scissors to create wonderful images, pictures and designs.
		Chinese paper-cutting is a favorite hobby Chinese children do in their spare-time.
		One or more of the Chinese art workshops such as paper-folding, paper-cutting or calligraphy will be included in the residency, the products will be displayed at the consummating event—a storytelling presentation delivered by the participants.
	www.chinesestorytellerlindafang.net /workshop.htm (296 words)

	Origami or paper folding
		Normal copy paper with weights of 70-90 g/m² can be used for simple folds, such as the crane and water bomb.
		Foil-backed paper, just as its name implies, is a sheet of thin foil glued to a sheet of thin paper.
		PAPER CUP, how to make a paper cup when you wish to have a drink and no other cup is available.
	www.origami-lessons.com (678 words)

	Paper Folding - Information
		The a paper is a a also often the is suitable A may undergo their for free only.
		by paper folding methods and 90 Paper folding You can by a strip of always to curve strip.png 500px the Paper Dragon from protein refold into Protein biochem stub special coated with the via two metallised which it that is no for making.
		Most Chinese paper folding has not Chinese paper folding known which Chinese Paper Folding, was by the four Japanese paper folding.
	www.freewebs.com /information24/paper-folding.html (362 words)

	Joseph Wu Origami
		Twenty-five students in Fontaine-Saint-Martin, France, folded a 3 metre tall panda from an 8 by 8 metre square of paper on the "Salon du Livre pour la jeunesse de Montreuil", December 1993.
		But a reverse fold requires the manipulation of 4 creases simultaneously, and a squash is a reverse fold plus a valley fold so requires 5 folds,and a sink of many layers can require the manipulation of 10 or more creases and so on.
		The frog was folded out of a 15 cm square of white photocopy paper with the grain of the paper from top to bottom at step 1 of folding (the length of folded frog was approximately 5.5 cm).
	www.origami.as /Info/records.php (2717 words)

	Chinese paper - Chinese Paper Cuts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Chinese Paper Yo-Yo Fun crafts and other activities for kids and their computer.
		A temporary backing of three layers of Chinese paper was put on the "Analysis of Modern Chinese Paper and Treatment of a Chinese Woodblock Print.
		There are three catagories of Chinese paper cuts, each of which represent flowers, animals, and symbols.
	infocape.com /?q=chinese-paper (270 words)

	Origami Summary
		In the Heian period (794–1185), owing to the high cost of paper, origami was a pastime of the nobility; by the Muromachi period (1333–1573), paper became more available and origami's popularity grew.
		Folding a flat model from a crease pattern has been proven by Marshall Bern and Barry Hayes to be NP complete.
		The pattern of folds and turns was carefully repeated and improved; from generation to generation by mouth and hand.
	www.bookrags.com /Origami (2048 words)

	Chinese Knotting: History
		In 1981, after moving to Cherry Hill, NJ, she began introducing Chinese paper folding and Chinese knotting to the community by volunteering her time to do demonstrations, workshops, and exhibitions at libraries, nursing homes, multi-cultural events, and in the public schools.
		When May-lu and her family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1983, she became even more determined to share Chinese culture as a means of easing racial tensions.
		In the same year, she founded the South Jersey Chinese Cultural Association, which is committed to promoting Chinese culture to the community.
	www.co.middlesex.nj.us /culturalheritage/chineseknotting/jen_bio.html (344 words)

	Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) - our official website
		Chinese Culture Connection was founded to share with people from all backgrounds the rich culture and heritage of China.
		The Greater Boston area is blessed with a Chinese community with numerous artists and scholars who are keen to share their passion with others.
		They work with Chinese Culture Connection to offer workshops and lectures to schools, libraries, and corporations.
	www.chinesecultureconnection.org /education.html (132 words)

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