Why use copper wire to wrap flowers

It is a traditional art project in China.

The so-called flower-entanglement is to use multi-colored silk threads to entangle birds, animals, insects, fish, flowers, fruits, Chinese characters and other works of art on artificial or physical blank frames made of cardboard and copper wire. Wrapped flowers originated in the Ming Dynasty, flourished in the Qing Dynasty, the existing collection of folk belongs to the Republic of China period, although there were wrapped flowers after the liberation of the craft has been circulated, but collected to the collection of very few. Flower-entangled craft in Hubei Province, Yingshan County is the most famous, also known as Yingshan flower entanglement.