题型:阅读判断 题类: 难易度:普通
吉林省长春市九台区2024-2025学年九年级上学期期中质量监测英语试题
Paper cutting has been popular in China for over 1,500 years. Let's learn something about it.
Wonderful meanings
Paper cutting has some wonderful meanings. In our mind, paper cutting can always bring us happiness and good luck. At the Spring Festival, people put up"Fu" on the doors and windows. At a wedding(婚礼) , people also put up"Xi".
The largest paper cutting in the world
The largest paper cutting was made by Gao Xiaodong. It has an area of about 456 square meters. It is as large as a basketball court(球场).
Why are most paper cutting red ?
In old times, people respected the sun. Red is the color of the sun. We always regard red as the symbol of hope and good luck. Now we can still see red everywhere in China. The walls of old palaces are red. Lanterns are red. Weddings are always full of red things, too.
Black paper cuttings in Shanzhou
It's true that most of paper cuttings are red. But Paper cuttings in Shangzhou, Henan Province are black. Black is the best color there. Shanzhou is a dry place. The local people make the black paper cuttings to wish for rain.
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