The course of paper-cut gourd box

Gourd is one of the oldest crops in the world, with edible value, medicinal value, economic value and collection value. Share the paper-cut of gourd.

Tools/materials: rectangular colored paper, scissors, meat cleaver, pen.

1. Prepare a rectangular colored paper, scissors, meat cleaver and pen.

2. Fold both sides in half.

3. Draw a gourd pattern.

4. along the drawn pattern, carve out the places that are not easy to cut, then cut the rest with scissors, unfold and finish.

Chinese paper-cutting is a folk art of cutting and carving patterns on paper with scissors or carving knives, which is used to decorate life or cooperate with other folk activities. In China, paper-cutting has a broad mass base and is integrated into the social life of people of all ethnic groups. It is an important part of various folk activities. It inherits the continuous visual image and modeling format, contains rich cultural and historical information, expresses the social cognition, moral concept, practical experience, life ideal and aesthetic taste of the general public, and has multiple social values such as cognition, education, expression, lyricism, entertainment and communication.