What are the origami about China

About Chinese origami there are origami fans, paper lanterns, paper boats, paper airplanes, paper frogs, paper squares, thousand paper cranes, and paper hearts.

Folding paper fan can be traced back to the Wei Jin and North and South Dynasties period, the ancients used the fan is basically folded paper, paper fan culture has a deep Chinese cultural heritage, is an integrated part of the Chinese culture, China has been known as the Kingdom of fan production.

Paper lanterns are a common traditional folk handicraft. Made of paper, paper lanterns have a better decorative effect than its lighting effect, we usually use paper lanterns for ornamental or decorative purposes to add festive atmosphere.

Introduction of paper lanterns:

Lantern is a kind of cage-shaped lamps. It is a very ancient folk handicraft. Its outer layer of thin gabion or wire and other skeleton, and masked with paper or yarn and other transparent things, inside the light candle. For lighting, decoration or play.

Chinese lanterns, also collectively known as lanterns, originated more than 1800 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty, every year before and after the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar calendar, people have hung up red lanterns to symbolize the significance of reunion, to create a festive atmosphere. Later on, lanterns became a symbol of festivity for Chinese people. Through the inheritance and development of lantern artists over the generations, colorful varieties and superior craftsmanship have been formed.

The above content reference? Baidu Encyclopedia-Paper Lanterns

Reference? Baidu Encyclopedia-Paper Fan