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湖北省襄阳市谷城县2020年中考英语适应性考试试卷(含完整音频)
Papercutting is a kind of the traditional folk art in China. Papercutting has a long history of about 1,500 years. Let's learn something about papercutting.
Wonderful meanings
Papercutting has some wonderful meanings. Some papercutting means happiness and good luck. In the Spring Festival, people paste(粘贴) "Fu" on doors or windows. At a wedding, people paste "Xi".
The largest Chinese papercutting
The largest papercutting was made by Gao Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court.
Why is it red?
In the old times of China, people think highly of the sun. Red was the color of the sun. They always regarded red as the symbol of hope and life. Now, we can also see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black papercutting in Shanzhou
Much of the papercutting is red. But papercutting in Shanzhou, Henan Province is black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. People make black papercutting and wish for rain.
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