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Method for make handmade dragon boat and method thereof

The making method and pictures of handmade dragon boats are as follows:

The origami dragon boat is a simple and beautiful hand-made, which can be used for children's after-school activities, DIY handmade products and other occasions. The materials needed to make the origami dragon boat include: square paper, preferably double-sided color printing paper, scissors and glue.

First of all, you need to fold the paper in half, and fold the two diagonal corners along the crease to the intersection point to form a triangle. Next, fold the left and right sides of the triangle to the middle, and repeat this step to fold an origami airship.

At the top of the airship, cut a triangle from the middle of both sides to make it a rectangle. Fold the two sides of the rectangle inward and fix it to form the shape of the faucet. At the tail of the airship, you can also use a similar method to make the dragon tail, so that it has the feeling of ending.

Fold the rest of the paper into a small square, align the diagonal lines and fold it into a triangle. Then fold the two sides of the triangle to the middle to form a small paddle. Finally, the dragon head, dragon tail, paddle and origami airship are spliced together and fixed together with glue, and a beautiful origami dragon boat can be obtained.

In short, making origami dragon boats is not only easy to learn, but also makes people feel the pleasure of handicraft art in the process of completion. At the same time, it is also an interesting way to improve hands-on ability, spatial perception ability and concentration ability.

Expand knowledge:

Dragon boat is a dragon boat used in the Dragon Boat Festival. Dragon boat race is the main custom of the traditional Han festival Dragon Boat Festival. Originally, it was a festival for China people to get rid of diseases and prevent epidemics. Before the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a custom of holding dragon totem sacrifice in the form of dragon boat race on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. After the poet Qu Yuan died on this day, it became a traditional festival custom for the Han people in China to commemorate Qu Yuan.

A dragon boat is a boat painted with the shape of a dragon or a dragon. The dragon boat is divided into several stages, such as starting the dragon, Youlong, competition and dragon gathering. Dragon boat race is a traditional folk water sport and entertainment project in China. It is a multi-person collective rowing competition, which is mostly held on festive festivals. It is now popular in some countries and regions in China and the world.