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Origami boat step

The steps of the origami boat are as follows:

Material: a piece of colored paper

Steps of origami boat:

1. Fold the back of a square piece of paper once.

2. Expand and fold again to fold the guide.

3. Fold both sides in half, use the datum line to go up and fold in half.

4. Fold the four corners to the center line.

5. Fold the lower left corner to the center line again.

6. Fold the right corner to the center line, and there will be overlapping parts in the middle. Directly fold in half.

7. Fold from the middle to the middle, and fully compact the crease force.

8. Fold the limbs along the midline, as shown in the figure.

9. Finally, from the middle to both sides, you can fold it into a paper boat.

Origami's origin

The art of origami has a long history and profound cultural connotation. It originated in China and was originally made of paper pulp. In the Tang Dynasty, people began to use rice paper to origami, and the creases were not easy to disappear, which provided a good foundation for the development of origami technology.

Origami can be traced back to ancient China. As early as BC 1 century, the art of origami appeared in China. At that time, origami works were used to worship gods and ancestors. With the passage of time, the origami technology has been continuously developed and perfected, and the origami works have become more and more complex and exquisite.

In the Tang Dynasty, the origami technology developed further, and people began to use rice paper to origami, and the creases were not easy to disappear, which provided a good foundation for the development of origami technology. At the same time, origami art began to spread among the people and became a way of entertainment.

In the Song Dynasty, origami was very popular, people began to make origami works with various colors of paper, and some specialized origami artists began to appear. Through continuous exploration and innovation, these artists make the forms and contents of origami art more diverse.

With the passage of time, origami art gradually spread to Japan, South Korea and other countries, and became an important part of traditional culture in these countries. In modern times, origami has become an independent art form, and it is widely spread all over the world.